Combined Leader’s Guide for Before “I Do” and Catholic Remarriage

Description

A serious dose of reality for engaged couples preparing for marriage, remarriage, or validation. Both Before “I Do” and Catholic Remarriage ask probing questions, provide helpful case studies, and cover areas that couples may not always feel comfortable addressing. The Combined Leader’s Guide for Before “I Do” and Catholic Remarriage provides the convenience of a single guide for both programs. It is easily adapted for use with individual couples, or in couple-to-couple and small-group settings. The new edition of Before “I Do” includes a foreword by widely known marriage and family life author, Susan Vogt, new material drawn from Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, plus all the most popular material from the first edition.

Author

Anthony Garascia is the author of the popular marriage preparation programs Before “I Do” and Catholic Remarriage, as well as other books. He holds a master s degree in Counseling from Indiana University, a master s degree in Liturgical Studies from The Catholic University of America and has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Notre Dame. He is President of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities. For 21 years he served as Pastoral Associate at St. Pius X parish, Granger, Indiana, as Adult Educator, RCIA Director, and Marriage and Family Therapist. He is currently the Clinical Director at the Samaritan Counseling Center in South Bend, Indiana, where he and his wife, Beth, live. They have three grown children.