THE COURSE

How Long? from one week minimum to three months maximum, at your own pace!

How? You will fill nine (9) worksheets total. See detail below.

You will be assigned a personal instructor who will follow you throughout the course. Your instructor will answer personally to each of your worksheets.

You will receive a
certificate of completion at the end of the course.


 

1- Knowing You Better:

Your instructor wants to know you personally in order to better help you prepare according to your needs. When you submit this form, the response page will direct you to Worksheet One. 

2- Worksheet one:
In the Beginning...

God's Plan for man and woman, the origin of marriage and how sin distorted everything.
We will read Genesis and find clues of what it means to be human, to be a man and to be a woman which should help us tremendously in our marriage and family life.


Michelangelo

 

 

6- Worksheet Three:
The Rite of Marriage in details:

we will analyze each sentence of your vows. You will really know what you are getting into but you will also learn a lot about each other and how to make your relationship even better. You will learn that being a Catholic couple requires to accept to walk upstream in our culture!.

7- Worksheet Four:
Forgiveness
Your Body is a Temple

We will learn how forgiveness is vital to a marriage and rediscover the beautiful gift of the Sacrament of reconciliation.

We will also learn that we owe immense respect to our bodies as they are the Temple of the Holy Spirit and a window on our souls. This will give us clues on how to have a holy sex life..
 

3- Worksheet Two:
The Sacrament of Matrimony.

What does it mean to receive this Sacrament? What can we expect? We will also listen to St. Paul who will give us clues on how to have a better love relationship through the love and respect connection (better than Dr. Phil!)

 

8- Worksheet Five:
Relationship Tools

 
What are your expectations of marriage?
We will give you a few vital communication skills, advice in finance, resources about parenting and teach you how to pray "for a family that prays together is a family that stays together." (Mother Teresa)

After Worksheet Two, you will be asked to listen to two audio teachings by Dr. Janet Smith, consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Family, and fill their corresponding questionnaires:

4- Questionnaire 1:
Humanae Vitae and Conscience:
 

How we really need to form our conscience to be able to make good and moral decisions.

5- Questionnaire 2:
Contraception Why Not:

We will understand why the Church is against contraception.

 

 

9- Your Feedback...

Your chance to tell us what you got out of the class!

...and certificate of completion.