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Church Documents
Familiaris consortio – Pope St John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation “On the role of the Christian Family in the Modern World”, 22 November 1981.
- Download a PDF excerpt of #11: “Man, the Image of the God Who is Love”
- Download a PDF excerpt of #13: “Jesus Christ, Bridegroom of the Church, and the Sacrament of Matrimony”
- Download a PDF excerpt of #14: “Children, the Precious Gift of Marriage”
- Download a PDF excerpt of #33: “The Church as Teacher and Mother for Couples in Difficulty”
Amoris laetitia – Pope Francis, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “The Joy of Love”, 19 March 2016.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church – Latin text copyright (c) Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Citta del Vaticano 1993.
Evangelium vitae – Pope St John Paul II, Encyclical “The Gospel of Life”, 25 March 1995.
Gaudete et Exsultate – Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation “On the call to holiness in today’s world”, 19 March 2018.
Gaudium et spes “Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The Modern World”, 7 December 1965.
Pontifical Council for the Family, “The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education Within the Family”, December 8, 1995
Humanae vitae – Pope St Paul VI, Encyclical “Of Human Life”, 25 July 1968.
Letter to Families – Pope St John Paul II, 1994.
- Download a PDF excerpt of #18: “The Bridegroom is with You”
Books
Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body, Michael Waldstein, Pauline Books & Media, 2006.
Forming Families, Forming Saints, Fr Carter Griffin, 2024.
Then Comes Baby: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Three Years of Parenthood, Gregory and Lisa Popcak, 2014.
Parenting your Teens and Tweens with Grace, Gregory and Lisa Popcak, 2021.
Parenting with Grace: The Catholic Parents’ Guide to Raising almost Perfect Kids, Gregory and Lisa Popcak, 2021.
We and Our Children: How to make a Catholic Home, Mary Reed Newland, 2012.
Theology of the Body for Beginners: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, Sex and Gender, Christopher West, 2018.
Theology of the Body in One Hour, Jason Evert, 2017.