Help Stop the Marriage Decline

 

Help Stop The Marriage Decline

 

A recent article in USA Today talked about the marriage rate hitting a 40-year low. While the numbers may rebound a bit over the next few years, the long-term trend seems dower.  In 2005, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops started a “National Pastoral Initiative For Marriage” to urge each parish to “become a community of hope and help for marriages and to join others in building a culture of marriage.” Thousands of Catholics have responded to this call to help strengthen marriages. There are so many passionate people who are working hard to build strong marital foundations and we want to help magnify these efforts.

We are very happy to announce that we have officially launching the Institute for Dating & Marriage in response to the bishops’ call. The purpose of the Institute is three-fold: Providing resources, advocacy and scholarships while offering a platform to promote the work other people are already doing to strengthen marriages. Additionally we will focus on dating and marriage readiness.

 

 

If we can help more Catholics better understand and prepare for marriage then the end result should be more healthier marriages. This in turn could reduce the number of divorces and hurting marriages and provide a better environment for God to call men and women to the religious life.

 

Everyone Is Needed For Marriage Building

This is not a task we can do alone. If you would like to answer the bishops’ call to promote effective ministries for marriage please share our mission with your local parish/diocesan priest, young adult or family life director and ask for their feedback. We would love to know what things would help them do their job better in helping with dating and marriage issues.

 

Here are more ways you can help stop the marriage decline:

 

If You Are Married

1. Sign up for our FREE marriage readiness resources and get the latest articles delivered right to your email inbox.

2. Forward this email to every Catholic married couple you know. Together we can build a culture of marriage by strengthening and nourishing good Catholic marriages!

3. Share our Dating Guide with single Catholics in your parish.

 

If You Work in Marriage & Family Life or Young Adult Ministry

1. Check out our daily marriage readiness resources and sign up for our weekly updates.

2. Order bulk copies of our Online Dating Guide to distribute to singles, as well as lay leaders, priests and religious who need to be educated on the issues that singles are facing.

3. Sign up for our scholarship program that provides more access to educational materials in the areas of dating relationships, vocational discernment, marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and catechetics.

 

If You Are Currently Single
 

1. Download our Online Dating Guide for helpful tips and encouragement to make the most of your online dating experience.

2. Sign up for your FREE CatholicMatch.com profile today and immediately view potential matches.

3. Sign up for our FREE dating and marriage readiness resources and get the latest articles delivered right to your email inbox.

 

Join the CatholicMatch Institute and answer the bishops’ urgent call to become a community of hope and help for marriages.

 

We need you to help us build a culture of marriage.


www.CatholicMatchInstitute.com

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