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Pastoral Resources

2-in-2-1
Language: ENGLISH
"Two into One" is the UK’s largest marriage related website. Its aim is to provide couples with advice and support at every stage in their relationship from wedding planning through the good and bad times to the end, be that through death or divorce. “Two into One” works with over 70 UK based organizations and issues as well a weekly newsletter.

Arbeitsgemeinschaft für katholische Familienbildung (AKF)
Language : GERMAN
The AKF is an association for family education within the Catholic Church in Germany. Uniting 40 dioceses, associations, and organizations the AKF's main objective is to promote Church activities in the field of family education and to represent its members before the state and the public.

Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE)
Language : ENGLISH
Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) is recognized, both nationally and internationally, as a quality, highly effective, marriage preparation program designed to meet the needs of today's engaged couples.

Evangelische Aktionsgemeinschaft für Familienfrage (EAF)
Language : GERMAN
Evangelical action group for family questions, Germany.

Stiftung Gottesbeziehung in Familien
Language : GERMAN
Foundation created in 2003 and issued of a project at the department for religious education at the faculty of Catholic theology at the University of Tübingen. Drawing on the conviction that children are naturally concerned about religious questions and that families are best suited for communicating faith, the foundation intends to support parents in addressing religious matters in their children's own language.

Families Worldwide
Language : ENGLISH
Founded in 1972 as The Cottage Program International, it runs the Families in Focus Program for strengthening families and as a United Nations handbook choice for the 1994 year of the family. Surfers will find much helpful information and links on this site (the site tends to have an anti-gay bias).

Forum Beziehung Ehe und Familie, Katholische Aktion Österreich
Language : GERMAN
Forum for marriage and the family issues, Catholic Action Austria.

Huwelijksvoorbereiding
Language: DUTCH
Designed for people planning their own church wedding as well as for those who help others plan their weddings, this site offers a broad-range of helpful information and links to similarly helpful sites.

Interdiocesane Dienst voor Gezinspastoraal (IDGP)
Language : DUTCH
This Dutch language website provides information, and links, concerning family ministry programs in all of the Belgian Flemish Catholic dioceses.

L'Institut de la Famille du diocèse de Paris
Language : FRENCH
A complete listing of current conferences, lectures, and pastoral ministry programs about marriage and family life within the Archdiocese of Paris.

Marriage Care
Language : ENGLISH
Formerly Catholic Marriage Advisory Council for England and Wales, its purpose is to help people prepare for, achieve and sustain successful marriages and to support them should their marriages break down.

Marriage Preparation Resources (Redemptorists)
Language : FRENCH, ENGLISH, SPANISH
Marriage preparation resources for Catholics and Protestants.

National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM)
Language : ENGLISH
A growing association of professional ministers within the USA Catholic Church who work with, for and beside families.

The National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI)
Language : ENGLISH
An independent UK charity working to support parents in bringing up their children, to promote the well-being of families and to make society more family friendly.

North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics
Language : ENGLISH
Since 1975, committed to the healing and recovery of those who have experienced separation and divorce.

Österreichisches Pastoralinstitut
Language : GERMAN
The Austrian Institute for Pastoral Ministry (Österreichisches Pastoralinstitut) hosts a webpage on different topics in the field of catechesis containing various sources, bibliographies and links. The webpage also has a portal on family catechesis and the transmission of faith in families.

Pontifical Council for the Family
Language : Several
Official organ of the Holy See.

Retrouvaille
Language : Several
Retrouvaille is the name of a program designed to help heal and renew marriages. The word Retrouvaille, simply means 'rediscovery'. The program offers the chance to rediscover self, spouse, and a loving relationship in marriage.

Sermons from the Bed
Language : ENGLISH
This website is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the many ways in which sex combined with love feeds the human soul.

UK Association of Separated and Divorced Catholics
Language : ENGLISH
The Association is under the Episcopal care of the Bishop of Salford and approved by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales.

US Catholic Bishops, Committee on Marriage and Family
Language : ENGLISH
The Committee on Marriage and Family addresses contemporary issues in marriage and family life through a variety of pastoral and educational initiatives. It promotes understanding and acceptance of the Church's teaching, awareness of social realities affecting family life, respectful listening to the experience of families, responsive leadership and pastoral care at all stages of family life

Westminster Pastoral Foundation
Language : ENGLISH
WPF Counselling & Psychotherapy exists to extend access to high quality, professional counselling and psychotherapy and to strive for excellence in the training of counsellors and psychotherapists. WPF is an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. It is a founder member of the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors.

Centre d'Étude et de Recherche pour la Famille (CERF)
Language : FRENCH
Marriage and family resources in French made available by the Diocese of Liège, Belgium

Centre de Liaison des Equipes de Recherche sur l'amour et la famille (CLER)
Language : FRENCH
Resources about marriage, sexuality and spirituality, with a particular focus on natural family planning.

Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II per Studi su Matrimonio e Famiglia
Languages : ITALIAN, ENGLISH
The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for studies on Marriage and the Family was founded by the Pope John Paul II with the goal of offering to the whole Church a contribution of theological and pastoral reflection on this subject, without which the Church's mission of evangelisation is deprived of an essential component.

Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society
Languages : ENGLISH
The Howard center promotes “natural family” values rooted in religious faith.

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