Marriage Support & Healing

• Retrouvaille — For marriages in crisis — rediscover love and rebuild communication.

• CatholicCounselors (Popcak Team) — Catholic-integrated counseling & coaching for couples.

• Communio — Parish-supported relationship enrichment and tools.

• Restored Catholic Marriage — Hope and healing after betrayal or major disconnection.

Mental & Emotional Well‑Being

• CatholicPsych Institute (Dr. Greg Bottaro) — Therapy & courses grounded in Catholic anthropology.

• Rejoice Counseling Apostolate — Licensed Catholic counseling for couples & individuals.

• SoulCore — Pray the Rosary with gentle movement for peace & focus.

Faith & Sacramental Growth

• Ascension Press — Marriage — Books, studies, devotionals for couples.

• Theology of the Body Institute — Courses, retreats, and podcasts on TOB.

• Holy Family / Annunciation Ministries — Catholic links for marriage & family formation.

• Catholic Prayer Apps — Hallow, Laudate, iBreviary for couple prayer.

Podcasts for Catholic Marriage & Family Life

• Messy Family Podcast (Mike & Alicia Hernon) — Real-life Catholic marriage & parenting.

• Made for Love (USCCB) — Love, sexuality, and family life through a Catholic lens.

• Ask Christopher West — TOB Q&A with Christopher & Wendy West.

• Abiding Together — Women hosts on healing, prayer, and relationships.

• Restore the Glory — Healing relational wounds; Dr. Bob Schuchts & Jake Khym.

• The Catholic Gentleman — Virtue, prayer, and sacrificial love for men.

Books from Female Catholic Voices

• A Catholic Woman’s Guide to Relationships (Rose Sweet) — Practical counsel on attachment, boundaries, forgiveness.

• Becoming Wife: Saying Yes to More Than a Dress (Rachel Bulman) — Reflective essays on entering marriage as a vocation. 

• Intimate Graces (Teresa Tomeo & Deacon Dominick Pastore) — Living the Works of Mercy in marriage. 

Recommended Reading — Christopher West:

• Theology of the Body for Beginners — Short, accessible intro to JP2’s TOB.

• Good News About Sex & Marriage — Practical Q&A on Catholic teaching for Couples.

• Fill These Hearts — Desire, romance, and the ache for God.

• Our Bodies Tell God’s Story — How the body reveals identity, love, and mission.

• Theology of the Body Explained — Deeper commentary for ongoing formation.

Financial Resources

• The Ramsey Show (stream on ramseysolutions.com or Youtube, Spotify, etc.)

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Resources

NFP Methods

Cervical Mucus Methods

Based on daily observation and charting of cervical mucus, which changes in

consistency and quantity throughout the menstrual cycle as ovulation approaches.

• Billings ovulation method - https://www.billings.life/en/

• Creighton Model Fertility System - https://www.fertilitycare.org/creighton-model-system/ OR https://mycatholicdoctor.com/family-planning-fertility-care/

Sympto-Hormonal Method

Combines traditional fertility signs (like mucus) with hormone monitoring,

usually through at-home fertility monitors that detect urinary estrogen and LH

(luteinizing hormone). It takes the guesswork out of the equation.

• Marquette (uses Clearblue monitor) - https://vitaefertility.com

• Mira Natural Family Planning (uses Mira monitor)

Sympo-Thermal Methods (STM)

The Sympto-Thermal Method (STM) is a natural and healthy fertility awareness-based method of family planning that makes use of a woman’s observations of her cervical mucus, basal body temperature (waking temperature), and other biological signs (e.g. changes in the cervix) in order to identify the

fertile and infertile times of her cycle. Can use resources like the Oura Ring.

• Couple to Couple League

• My Catholic Doctor

Additional NFP Resources

• USCCB NFP Hub — NFP methods, guides, and Church teaching.

For more information on the WHY behind NFP:

• Love & Responsibility

• Theology of the Body

• Theology of the Body Institute

• USCCB

• Humanae Vitae

Reproductive Health Resources

• My Catholic Doctor - For issues such as: irregular or painful cycles, PMS symptoms, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Endometriosis, Hormonal Abnormalities, Infertility, or Miscarriage/Repetitive Miscarriage

• FEMM Health — Fertility awareness + medical management (Catholic-friendly).

Local Support — Archdiocese of Newark:

• Office for Family Life Ministry — Marriage enrichment, referrals, & support.

• Natural Family Planning (Archdiocese of Newark) — Instruction & local contacts.

• Ministry of Loss & Healing — Support during grief, trauma, & hardship.