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Office of Family Life

Links

Church Documents

Casti Connubii (On Christian Marriage)
Catechism of the Catholic Church on Matrimony
Catechism of the Catholic Church on the 6th Commandment: You shall not commit adultery
Charter of the Rights of the Family
Deus Caritas Est (God is Love)
Donum Vitae (The Gift of Life)
Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)
Familiaris Consortio (The Family in the Modern World)
Humanae Vitae (On Human Life)
Letter to Families
Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women)
Letter to Women
Persona Humana (Declaration On Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics)
“Putting Children & Families First” (USCCB)
Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality (Guidelines for Education within the Family)

Family Resources

Catholic Family Catalog
Catholic Pages Directory (Books, Files, Documents, Websites on Catholic Family Life)
Dove Family Movie and Video Reviews
PluggedIn Online (Movie Reviews from a Christian Perspective)
USBBC Publishing (on Marriage and Family Life)

Family in Society

American Family Association
Family Research Council
Morality in Media
National Association of Catholic Families
Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Children

General Family Life Interest

Becoming Family
CUF - Faith Facts on Family Issues
Faith & Family The Magazine of Catholic Living
Family Life Center International
Focus on the Family
Lifework Press

Marriage Counseling/Coaching

The Alexander House
Catholic Charities (Family Counseling)
Divorce Busting
Dr. Raymond Guarendi (Catholic Family Counseling)
Exceptional Marriages
FOCCUS
Pastoral Solutions (Catholic Marriage Counseling)
Retrouvaille (Lifeline for Troubled Marriages)

Marriage Enrichment

National Marriage Encounter
Smart Marriages
Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Natural Family Planning/Medical Ethics

American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals
Billings Ovulation Method
Couple to Couple League
Creighton Model FertilityCare
Dr. Janet Smith Articles
The GIFT Foundation
Northwest Family Services
One More Soul
NFP (Physicians only IL - One More Soul)
Pope Paul VI Institute (Creighton)
Sterilization Reversal for Men
Sterilization Reversal for Women
USCCB on Reproductive Technologies

Parenting

Catholic Moms
Domestic-Church.com
Effective Fathers Ministries
Parent Leadership
St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers

Pro-Life

American Life League
Human Life International
Life Issues
National Life Chain
National Right to Life
Population Research Institute
Priests for Life
Project Rachel
Pro-Life America
Susan B. Anthony List

Secular Studies on Marriage and the Family

Institute for American Values: The Marriage Movement
The Heritage Foundation: Policy Research and Analysis
National Marriage Project

Sexuality/Chastity

Chastity, Abstinence, and Dating!!!
Christopher West and The Theology of the Body
Courage
Family Honor Inc.
Generation Life
An Introduction to John Paul II's Theology of the Body
National Abstinence Clearinghouse
Pure Love Club
Real Love Productions

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