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The Future Depends on Love - Site Map
- Home
- About
- Learn
- Fact Sheets
- Bulletin Inserts
- USCCB Resources - English downloads available
- USCCB Resources - Spanish downloads available
- FAQ on Marriage - USCCB
- The Debate About Same-Sex Marriage - USCCB
- Marriage in the Catholic Church: FAQ
- Divorce in the Catholic Church: FAQ
- Church Documents
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes, 1965
- Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae, 1968
- Pope John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio, 1981
- Pope John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem, 1988
- Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, 1995
- Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, 2005
- Events
- Video Files
- Videos on the Initiative
- Jay Fadden interviews Angela Franks about marriage, her upcoming Catholic TV series and more!
- Father Reed, Jay Fadden and Kevin Nelson welcome professor Angela Franks into the Catholic TV living room to discuss Theology of the Body.
- Father Erikson's homily on
launch of marriage initiative!
- The Future Depends on Love - Catholic TV Series
- A Frank look at the vocation of marriage: Join Doctors Angela and David Franks and their expert guests for an insightful look at the vocation of marriage.
- Episode 1, Guest: Damon Owens - Guest: Damon Owens of Ascension Press - Topic: Theology of the Body for Non-theologians.
- Episode 2, Guest: Fr. Roger Landry - Guest: Fr. Roger Landry -
Topic: Angela and David Franks speak with Fr. Roger Landry about "Theology of the Body in Pastoral Work Today".
- Episode 3, Guest: Dr. John Haas - Guest: Dr. John Haas - Topic: Dr. John Haas, President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center sits down with Angela and David Franks to discuss "Life-Giving Marriage".
- Episode 4, Guest: Bishop Robert McManus - Guest: Bishop Robert McManus -
Topic: Angela and David Franks are joined by Bishop Robert McManus from the Worcester, MA diocese to discuss: "Love Like God Does: Life-Giving Love in Marriage".
- Episode 5, Guests: Bishop Daniel Reilly & William Donovan - Guest: Bishop Daniel Reilly & William Donovan -
Topic: Angela and David Franks are joined by Knights of Columbus Chaplain Bishop Daniel Reilly (emeritus, Worcester, MA) and William F. Donovan, State Deputy, MA Knights of Columbus to discuss "The Vocation to Marriage".
- Episode 6, Guest: Cassandra DeBenedetto - Guest: Cassandra DeBenedetto -
Topic: Cassandra DeBenedetto, founder of Anscombe Society of Princeton, a chastity club talks about "Looking for the One: A Spirituality for Young Adults" with Angela and David Franks.
- Episode 7, Guests: Dr. Paul Carpentier & Katie Elrod - Guest: Dr. Paul Carpentier & Katie Elrod - Topic: Dr. Paul Carpentier and Katie Elrod discuss "Natural Family Planning: It's Not Catholic Birth Control" with Angela and David Franks.
- Episode 8, Guest: Maggie Gallagher - Guest: Maggie Gallagher - Topic: Angela and David Franks sit down with syndicated columnist and president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy Maggie Gallagher for a discussion on "Making the Case for Marriage".
- Episode 9, Guest: Chris Godfrey - Guest: Chris Godfrey - Topic: Chris Godfrey, President and Founder of Life Athletes, Inc. discusses "Chastity: The Freedom to Love" with hosts Angela and David Franks.
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- Volunteer Oportunities
- Would you like to volunteer for The Future Depends on Love? We need people at the parish level to implement programs, as well as volunteer speakers. Please fill out the following form to let us know how you could help!
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- Links
- Opinion
- Parish Resources
- Homiletics and Bulletin Inserts
- Bulletin Inserts
- Homiletic Suggestions
- August 24, 2008, Week #1 : God’s desire for our happiness; moral laws lead to happiness.
- August 31, 2008, Week #2: True freedom is the freedom to do the good.
- September 7, 2008, Week #3: True freedom is love that is guided by truth.
- September 14, 2008, Week #4: We are made for self-gift. Marriage, priesthood, and religious life are all about self-gift.
- September 21, 2008, Week #5: God’s moral law leads to our happiness and well-being.
- September 28, 2008, Week #6: God and the Church want to heal us of our sins.
- October 5, 2008, Week #7: The importance of purity and chastity for true freedom.
- October 12, 2008, Week #8: Christ is the Bridegroom because He loves the Church with a life-giving love even unto death.
- October 19, 2008, Week #9: Marriage and the family should be promoted in civic affairs.
- October 26, 2008, Week #10: Fostering the vocation to love in our society.
- November 2, 2008, Week #11: Life in heaven and the value of life on earth.
- November 9, 2008, Week #12: The dignity of every human being and the dignity of the baptized.
- November 16, 2008, Week #13: Openness to, and education of, children as a responsibility of parents.
- November 23, 2008, Week #14: Living justly in my intimate relationships.
- November 30, 2008, Week #15: God’s mercy and our need for the sacraments.
- December 7, 2008, Week #16: Justice in our sexual relationships requires indissolubility.
- December 14, 2008, Week #17: Our hunger for God is filled by His faithful and fruitful love, which gives us joy.
- December 21, 2008, Week #18: Openness to life and the use of natural family planning.
- December 28, 2008, Week #19: God created families.
- January 4, 2009, Week #20: The goodness of our bodies and the need for chastity.
- January 11, 2009, Week #21: Loving in marriage as God loves.
- January 18, 2009, Week #22: The universal call to holiness and cohabitation.
- Bulletin Briefs
- Suggested Calendar
- DVD Facilitation
- Presentations and AV Resources
- Separated and Divorces Resources
- USCCB Resources
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has compiled many excellent resources on marriage. These include a whole website, ForYourMarriage. This website is a project of the National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage, which has commissioned a study on Catholic attitudes toward marriage. The NPIM will result in a pastoral letter on marriage in the near future.
- Adittional Resources
- Many individuals and organizations, both Catholic and non-Catholic, are working to promote the good of marriage. This section contains a selection of materials, including some sociological findings by secular organizations.
- Diocesan Resources
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