#1 Tip for Families During Advent and Christmas
This book, Christ on your Guest List, is a coil-bound workbook containing a tried and true formula for approaching the planning details of the reception - the wedding feast - from the mindset that these planning decisions can be used to strengthen the engaged relationship and pave the way for a strong newlywed relationship.
Marriage rates are at a shocking 150-year low, according to Ohio State University.
Lower cost receptions are a pattern among more long-lasting marriages, according to Emory University.
Higher guest lists are a pattern among marriages who experience a higher quality marriage relationship, AND couples who commit to getting married are more likely to flourish in marriage, instead of sliding through decisions such as cohabiting, according to University of Virginia's National Marriage Project.
Our parishes and our communities of Catholic young adults need to take these studies and our knowledge of the importance of marriage in society to heart - let's empower engaged couples to build a strong foundation for marriage through pre-cana AND through even the color of napkins and tablecloths - through the reception detail decisions.
"The tendency is growing toward greater commitment and awareness of the importance and dignity of the engagement period." ~Pope St. John Paul II