What's New

Convalidation classes are offered for couples who are married civilly (i.e.,...
Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting?...
Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) will be held from 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9...

Calendar of Events

April 27
Pre-Cana/Convalidation Day in Spanish
St. John Catholic Center
May 18
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event
June 22
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event
July 21 - July 27
2024 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
Nationwide
Aug. 24
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event

Marriage and Family

The Family Life Office offers resources on everything from how to plan a Catholic wedding to parenting tips on children from birth to teen. We also offer information here on how to adopt through Catholic Adoption Services. We hope this information is helpful. For more information, please Contact Us.


Engaged Couples

Because marriage is lifelong, the Church wants to help couples build strong, lasting marriages. For this reason, couples seeking marriage in the Catholic Church are asked to spend several months in preparation. To learn more about the process, see the following:

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Married Couples

What have you done for your marriage today? The U.S. Catholic bishops asked this question when their Committee on Marriage and Family Life and Communications began its For Your Marriage campaign in 2007. On the local level, the Family Life Office offers the following programs to strengthen and restore marriages:

  • Worldwide Marriage Encounter — Weekend experience for married couples to spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life, and focus on each other and their relationship
  • Retrouvaille — Program for troubled marriages that begins with a weekend away followed by three months of sessions to help hurting couples rediscover a loving marital relationship

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Parenting Resources

This page offers details on Natural Family Planning, adoption, related Church teachings and articles on everythng from how to take young children to Mass to what to do with teens who know one parent will say yes. To learn more, visit Parenting Resources.

  • Catholic Adoption Services — Non-profit, Arkansas-licensed, child placement agency and ministry of Catholic Charities of Arkansas. With more than 30 years of experience, our staff is available to serve birthparents and adoptive parents.

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What's New

Convalidation classes are offered for couples who are married civilly (i.e.,...
Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting?...
Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) will be held from 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9...

Calendar of Events

April 27
Pre-Cana/Convalidation Day in Spanish
St. John Catholic Center
May 18
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event
June 22
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event
July 21 - July 27
2024 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
Nationwide
Aug. 24
Virtual Pre-Cana Day
Online Event