Marriage & Family Resources
Find websites, programs, books, and tools to help your family grow.
RCAV Year of the Family
In celebration of the 5th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia (on the beauty and joy of love in the family), Pope Francis announced a special year dedicated to the family from March 19, 2021, to June 26, 2022.
Focus on the Family Canada
Offering help and encouragement to millions of families as they build their lives on the foundation of Jesus Christ
The Gottman Institute
A research-based approach to reaching out to families to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships
- 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman
RCAV Marriage Anniversary Mass
An annual celebration in the Archdiocese to honour couples celebrating milestone anniversaries: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 & 60+ years of marriage.
For Your Marriage
Helping couples at all stages of life to understand and live God’s plan for happy, holy marriages by providing educational and spiritual resources
Better Together by Dynamic Catholic
Equipping couples with the tools needed to build a lasting, happy, and faith-filled marriage
Naked Marriage Podcast
Undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love
Engaged Marriage
Providing practical tips, tools and training to help married couples live a life they love (especially) when they feel too busy to make it happen.
5 Love Languages
Learning to recognize how different people and different personalities give and receive love in different ways
- 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Hold Me Tight
Teaching couples to enhance and repair their love relationships
- Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Marriage Can Be Great!...no, really by Denis Boyd
Tools and tips to be married for life and lovin’ it!
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?
What is Marriage? by The Abbot’s Circle
A video course (presented by Fr. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem.) presents the foundations of marriage and family in human experience and human nature, marriage as a sacrament as well as practical advice to Christian couples about how to live a flourishing family life.
52 Sundays – Archdiocese of Detroit
A dynamic guide to help you and your family reclaim the Lord’s Day with prayer, activities, food and more!
Families of Character
Providing families the best tools to make home the most loving and unified place for children to grow
As For Me and My House
A practical guide (with questions for individual reflection or small group discussion) to help you lead your kids to Christ and navigate this winding and sometimes bumpy road. Available as a free PDF.
Catholic Family Crate
Providing engaging, beautifully crafted catechesis tools that make growing in faith achievable and enjoyable.
St. Monica’s Mission
Providing parents with an intentional opportunity to pray, fast, and sacrifice for the conversion of their adult children who are no longer practicing their faith.
Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries
Equipping the Church to support mental health and wellbeing
John Paul II Healing Center
Promoting and inspiring transformation in the heart of the Church, by healing and equipping God’s people for the New Evangelization
- Be Healed by Dr Bob Schuchts
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Restore the Glory Podcast
An accessible way for people to hear the good news of freedom that is available in and through Jesus Christ
RCAV Ministry to Divorced and Separated
An opportunity for divorced and separated Catholics to experience the Church as a place of healing and to be welcomed as an essential part of the faith community.
DivorceCare
A safe place where caring people come alongside you as you find healing from the pain of separation or divorce
Elizabeth Ministry
Assist parents and families to heal their hearts and help move forward after the loss of a child
Red Bird Ministries
Guiding individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child from pregnancy through adulthood
Fight the New Drug
Providing individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts
Covenant Eyes
Equipping people to protect themselves and their families from online dangers
Integrity Restored
Informing, educating, and engaging those who are affected by porn addiction
Clean Heart Online
A free resource to combat the evil of pornography and to offer pathways for formation, hope, and healing.
Safe Haven Sunday
Raising awareness regarding the negative impact of pornography on individuals, marriages, family and society.
Counselling Services
A network of local Catholic and Christian counsellors.
Live-Giving Wounds
Helping young adults and adults with divorced and separated parents give voice to their pain and find deep spiritual healing
Restored Ministry
Helping teens and young adults cope, heal, and grow after the trauma of their parents’ divorce or separation
Bloom for Catholic Women
Healing from the trauma of discovering their husband's sexual and/or pornography addiction
Affair Recovery
Helping people heal from the pain of affairs and betrayal
NAVIGATE Betrayal
Offering support from caring professionals and women who know the pain of sexual betrayal
RCAV Respect Life
Respecting all human life from its beginning to its natural end through prayer, education, and civil action.
The Fruitful Hollow
A Catholic resource and community for those who struggle with infertility.