Products For Engaged/Dating Couples: 

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Our best selling marriage preparation program (in English & Spanish).  Engaged couples can use it "on their own" or as part of the process of meeting with their pastor.  

For Better and For Ever (Roman Catholic edition)
For Better and For Ever (Protestant edition)
En las buenas y para siempre (Spanish language / Catholic edition) 
            

• DATING COUPLES use the book to evaluate their relationship and their ideas about marriage before they make final decisions about engagement.
  "We used the book while we were dating & found it wonderfully helpful. Now we are married and are sponsoring an engaged couple!" David & Annetta Flathmann, Austin TX.  
• ENGAGED COUPLES  use the book for self directed study before meeting with the pastor. "The book helped us talk about lots of topics we might not have addressed before our marriage. Great resource." Carlos & Cassandra de Quesada, Tampa FL
• PASTOR directs engaged couples to use For Better & For Ever to prepare for private sessions with the pastor and sponsor/mentor couples. 
  "Excellent book. We are changing our parish marriage preparation program so we can make full use of the new content." Msgr. Ed Randall, Houston TX
• MARRIAGE EDUCATORS & PROFESSIONAL THERAPISTS use the book with individual couples or groups of couples.  For Better and For Ever is ideal workbook couples can use to prepare for their classes or counseling sessions.

What other folks are saying>>>CHEERS!

Key Features of For Better and For Ever:

• COVERS EVERY IMPORTANT TOPIC/ISSUE. 21 chapters include: Study of your Family of Origin, Money Matters & Career Planning, Planning the Wedding, Options for Mixed Religion Marriages, Parenting, Couples who are living together, Blended Families, Rituals of Engagement, Prayer, Marital Spirituality, and more. See > Table of Contents.
• USER FRIENDLY. The chapters are brief ~ usually 2 to 4 pages ~ and yet address important issues in a style that is easy to read and understand. See Chapter 5 & Chapter 17
• PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. The format encourages couples to take initiative to learn about Christian marriage and develop the skills necessary for living the commitment of Christian marriage. Each chapter concludes with an extensive series of questions for personal reflection and then dialogue with your partner.
• DESIGNED FOR MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. Couples living far from one another during engagement can use For Better and For Ever for personal study and then dialogue with each other by email, phone or letter.
• A RESOURCE FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE. When the honeymoon is over, For Better and For Ever includes questions for 3 months and 6 months into marriage for further reflection and conversations with one's spouse and Sponsor Couple.

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Discount to Couples!  When you order 2 books on-line for personal use, we give you the church discount because we want to coax you to order two books so each of you will have a personal copy. Then each of you can take equal responsibility for studying the text, writing your answers to the questions right in the book, and then entering into dialogue with your partner. 

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