Marriage and Spiritual Ministries

The ministries listed on this page are specifically for marriage enrichment, marriage preparation, spiritual direction, and annulments.   
 
Overall information:

• Marriage Enrichment:   Good marriages can always be made better! Pope Francis described marriage as “a project to be worked on together” and a “process of growth” (Amoris Laetitia, no. 218, 221). St. Martha provides two marriage enrichment series for spouses to deepen and refine their love for each other.   A New Way to Love and The Couple Prayer Series  create the time and space for marriages to grow and help couples to keep their marriage as a priority.   These enrichment opportunities are open to couples who are newly married or marriage 45 + years and in between.   Engaged couples are welcomed too.  
• Marriage Preparation:  St. Martha offers a comprehensive and deeply spiritual process.   The couple can begin the process by filling out the online form (click HERE to fill out the form) .
• Spiritual Direction:  St. Martha has a  list of trained spiritual directors.   One way to think of spiritual direction:   "Spiritual direction is the contemplative practice of helping another person or group to awaken to the mystery called God in all of life, and to respond to that discovery in a growing relationship of freedom and commitment."  James Keegan, SJ,   
• Annulments:   An annulment is a declaration by a Church tribunal (a Catholic church court) that a marriage thought to be valid according to Church law actually fell short of at least one of the essential elements required for a binding union.   St. Martha has trained case sponsors who will assist petitioners seeking a declaration of nullity.    

 Please click on the links for more information on each.  

For more information, you may also email Dcn. Gary Yepsen at [email protected]

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