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Another family life educator whose works are being touted by Catholic leaders is Susan Vogt.

Among the groups that Vogt has worked with is the Parenting for Peace and Justice program in St. Louis.

Vogt's website, www.susanvogt.net, offers various enrichment activities and educational tips on both marriage and parenting. In February, she noted that there are new peri...

A few thoughts brought to your from experience throughout the years.

There's a lot involved in building a marriage.

Sometimes I am completely amazed that the institution works at all. After all, look at how we get into it. A young man and woman meet and a spark sets off this romantic explosion creating an intoxicating atmosphere in which both of them lose most of their reasoning ability and connection to reality. Life begins an...

Material from Liturgy Training Publications designed to help engaged couples plan a wedding liturgy is available through the archdiocesan Office of Worship.

The booklets follow Catholic Church guidelines that the wedding liturgy be "valid, worthy, fruitful, simple and dignified.''

The liturgy is intended to involve the Christian community, with the full, active and responsible participation of all those present. The norm for...

Author says Catholic Church reaches out to help couples face today’s challenges

Mary Jo Pedersen is at the forefront of the Catholic Church's efforts to enhance marriage and encourage married couples. "For Better, For Worse, For God" is Pedersen's new book to help couples as well as those in marriage ministry. It offers practical steps that couples of all ages can take in enriching their marriage.

You're married. Now what?

Newly married couples usually have no problems figuring out how to hang out with each other. They've been doing it since they started dating.

Date nights continue but often start to get squeezed out when pressures of financial concerns and children are added.

Squeezing in date nights, however, is an important aspect of keeping a marriage fresh - spending time just the two of you together and perha...

Having a sense of control over your finances is one of the greatest satisfactions in life, according to materials from "Today and All the Days of Your Life," a marriage preparation program used in the archdiocese.

Through careful planning and use of money management techniques, a family can feel more conficent about its ability to live within its means, reduce debt, handle emergencies and save for the future.

The marria...