Catholic Marriage Preparation and Ongoing Formation

Day 3 Makeup Material NOTE: Password expires within 10 days of receipt.

Hello and sorry we missed you at our Day 3 seminar! Please review and complete as a couple the following steps to fulfill the coverage of the Day 3 materials:

Step 1: Microsoft Form Study Guide Q & A and Video Segments
  • Open the Form Study Guide Q & A from the tab below. Use the Study Guide in conjunction with the Video Segment tabs below. The Study Guide will step you through instructions and questions you need to answer after watching each Video Segment.
  • Watch the Video Segments in the order listed below.
  • As you watch each video below, there will be corresponding questions in the Study Guide for that particular video that you will need to answer.
  • Once you have watched all the videos and answered all the questions in the Study Guide, be sure to click the SUBMIT button at the end of the form.

The Study Guide Q & A is a Microsoft Form. Please carefully read and follow the instructions within the Form. Enter your answers in the Google Form, make sure you click on the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to record your answers.

Click here to open the Study Guide Q&A.

You have ten (10) days from the date we emailed you the LOGIN information to watch the videos, answer the questions, discuss with your fiancé, and submit your work.

We would like to kick off with this video which sums up the good, the beauty, and the truth of the Catholic Faith, especially when it comes to Faith and Reason.

There are TWO videos to complete in this segment and there are THREE questions to answer in the Form Study Guide.

Catholics Come Home

Video is approximately 2 minutes.





The Miracle of Life

Video is approximately 3 minutes.

Ascension Presents:

There are THREE videos to complete in this segment and there are THREE questions to answer in the Form Study Guide.

Should we stop taking the pill?

Video is approximately 15 minutes.





Say Yes To Fatherhood

Video is approximately 9 minutes.





I Never Wanted to Have Kids

Video is approximately 7 minutes.

There are FOUR videos to complete in this segment and there are FIVE questions to answer in the Form Study Guide.

COLTS QUARTERBACK PHILIP RIVERS ON NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

Video is approximately 1 minute.





COLTS QUARTERBACK PHILIP RIVERS ON OPENNESS TO LIFE

Video is approximately 1 minute.





Natural Family Planning

The Diocese of Milwaukee has recorded a few couples, along with two priests and some medical professionals and their experiences with NFP. Video is approximately 30 minutes.





WHEN IS IT OK TO USE NFP TO AVOID PREGNANCY?

Video is approximately 3 minutes.

As you have already read in your One In Christ workbook, there is a better alternative when dealing with infertility. Dr. Thomas Hilgers, OB/GYN is the director of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction and the National Center for Women’s Health in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a leading expert in this field of study, infertility.

For more information about NaProTECHNOLOGY, click here. Please note: Indianapolis has local NaProTECHNOLOGY doctors. Click here for a list of NaPro trained doctors in the Indianapolis area.

There are THREE videos to complete in this segment and there are FOUR questions to answer in the Form Study Guide.

Pope Paul VI Institute – History and Mission

Dr. Thomas Hilgers MD OB/GYN
Video is approximately 9 minutes.





INFERTILITY – WHAT DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACH ABOUT IN VITRO FERTILIZATION?

Video is approximately 30 minutes.





BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN IVF: NAPROTECHNOLOGY & FERTILITYCARE™ PRACTICES AND TESTIMONIALS OF THE POPE PAUL VI INSTITUTE

Video is approximately 13 minutes.

As we conclude the One In Christ Marriage Prep Seminar, we would like to share some final thoughts, encouragement, and counsel to carry you through marriage and family life.

  • God created you out of love, with a purpose and a destiny; seek to do the will of God in all things through prayer and you will find an everlasting dwelling place among the Saints in Heaven.
  • How will you be able to remain “One” together until death do you part? God’s grace will be the means by which you will be able to remain steadfast, his amazing grace is a gift that keeps on giving; ask for it often and receive it as much as you can in the Sacraments, the place where God meets man and man receives God.
  • Joy arises from placing the Lord central in your marriage covenant.
Words of Advice

Fr. Aschenbrener, the author of One In Christ, has recorded a few couples with some words of advice they would like to share for engaged couples. Video is approximately 7 minutes. There are TWO questions to answer in the Form Study Guide.

Step 2: Discussion Questions

Schedule a time to meet with your fiancé to review the discussion questions on pages 129 and 142 of your One In Christ couples workbook.

Step 3: Email

Email us at info@OICmarriage.org when you have completed STEPS 1 & 2.

STEP 4: NFP

As a couple, review the certified NFP providers and sign up for Natural Family Planning (NFP) classes to complete your Part Two portion.

If you have already completed your NFP classes, download the NFP form located at the bottom of this section and follow the instruction on the form.

Couples are expected to attend both the Part One and Part Two Requirements of One in Christ in order to complete the marriage preparation. Once you have completed both Part One and Part Two, a Certificate of Completion will be sent to you and the priest preparing you for the Sacrament of Marriage.

Click on the video below for instructions on how to sign up for Natural Family Planning (NFP) classes.