Family Ministries - Archdiocese of Chicago

As an agency of the Department of Evangelization, Catechesis and Worship of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Family Ministries has worked for 65 years with Catholic and other Christian engaged and married couples to help them attain lifelong sacramental marriage. 

For a Lifelong Marriage

The well-being of all society is closely tied to the healthy state of marriage and family life. Each year, over 10,000 engaged couples attend our Chicago area Catholic Marriage Preparation classes to fulfill Catholic marriage requirements while tens of thousands use our resources throughout the world.

We help clergy and parish staffs develop and incorporate a family and marriage-sensitive perspective into their ministry. We prepare couples for marriage and help married couples live out their sacramental marriage by providing marriage strengthening classes and resources and referrals to marriage counseling to help couples keep their marriage vows.

The Marriage Group and Family Ministries: Working Together

The Marriage Group, as a leader in the delivery of online - on-demand - marriage prep classes, is pleased to partner with Family Ministries to create the next-generation experience of web-based marriage preparation programs. This collaborative effort will produce a system that delivers quality content for today's couples in a way that is engaging and interactive.

Friends of The Marriage Group

The Marriage Group is proud of its partnerships with organizations that share a vision of promoting happy, healthy marriages. Family Ministries is doing great work through the Archdiocese of Chicago and beyond. We are pleased to shine the light on their efforts!