Marriage Resources

Fr. Mike McMahon recently updated the Wedding Preparation Guide for engaged couples who are preparing for marriage, but it contains a listing of resources from which any married couple would benefit. Read more for a list of videos, podcasts, and books that will enrich and inform you and your spouse.

FORMED

This online resource enriches your faith life or knowledge of the faith. Check out all the resources on FORMED from books, podcasts, study programs, and movies, including wholesome child-friendly movies. How to register:
a. Visit formed.org
b. Click Sign Up
c. Select “I Belong to a Parish or Organization”
d. Search for Sts. Peter and Paul by name, zip code (60540), or parish code (4DJBWZ)
e. Enter your email—and you’re in!

Search for:
• Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage
• Marriage and Family by Dr. Scott Hahn
• Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Dr. Brant Pitre
• Three to Get Married by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
• What Every Couple Should Know about Marriage and Prayer by Fulton Sheen
• Green Sex by Jason Evert
• Pure Fatherhood by Devin Schadt
• Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love by Dr. Edward Sri

Recommended Podcasts

Among the Lilies-Cameron Fradd (for women); Episode 8 (Intimacy in Marriage) and Episode 18 (It’s Okay to be Weak)
For $10 Cameron Fradd has an 11-part series on sex: patreon.com/AmongTheLilies/posts
Beloved and Blessed - Kimberly Hahn (for Women)
Ask Christopher West Podcast Hosted by Wendy West

Recommended Books

Marriage—The Mystery of Faithful Love by Dietrich VonHildebrand
The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning by Simcha Fisher
Love & Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
Sex and Virtue by John S. Grabowski
Good News About Sex & Marriage by Christopher West
Why Humanae Vitae is Still Right, edited by Janet E. Smith
The Contraception Deception by Patrick Coffin
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
Heaven’s Song by Christopher West
Theology of the Body by Christopher West