News and information of interest to couples and families in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.
Mission: Promote happy, healthy and holy marriages and families.
Operating as usual
Natural Womanhood has a presentation on side effects of the Pill - *Women’s Health Pandemic and what you can do to stop it* Thursday, Nov 19, 5pm (PT).
naturalwomanhood.org Attend this FREE online event in: REGISTER FOR FREE Jason Evert and his wife Crystalina have spoken to teenagers about the Theology of the Body on six continents to more than one million people. They are the authors of more than fifteen books, including How to Find Your Soulmate without Losing Your....
California made Assisted Suicide legal in 2016. The Netherlands did so in 2001. This is where they are now. Should we worry....??
catholicnewsagency.com The government of the Netherlands has announced it will allow the euthanization of terminally ill children between the ages of one and 12.
youtube.com San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Calls Out Government Discrimination against Christians
washingtonpost.com In six states with a combined population of 67 million Americans, government covid-19 policies single out religious worship for unfavorable treatment compared to similar secular activities.
This looks great! Especially for parents concerned about what their children are exposed to in our public schools, etc
webcastsuccess.com 9/28 FREE online event: Transform Catholic schools, bless family and friends, inspire saints, and change the world — with St. JP II's life-changing teachings
Coming this weekend - Healing Retreat for men, following abortion
sfarch.org Healing Retreat for Men After Abortion
Online retreat for adults with divorced parents - "Life-Giving Wounds" (we will do a "live" retreat in 2021).
lifegivingwounds.org The Life-Giving Wounds online retreat will follow as much as possible the format for our in-person retreats. The next online retreat will take place on Thursday evenings from October 1 to November 12, 2020, 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (EST) for 10 HOURS of support and direction! Click here for our speaker li...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has begun celebrating public masses at the cathedral (outdoors), and invites the faithful to join him and multiple priest celebrants to offer special Masses in honor of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 outdoors on the plaza of St. Mary’s Cathedral.
In this video the Archbishop explains the importance of celebrating the Eucharist together and notes that “Worship is a First Amendment right.” https://youtu.be/SOtR2-UFrN0
August 15, 2020 Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and brother priests celebrated Masses within the city-permitted health and safety guidelines on the Plaza ...
"Your road to abundant life begins here."
Online retreat for divorced/separated.
newbeginningsevents.org Join us for a weekend of healing and hope for people who have suffered the pain and isolation of divorce. Find love and joy again at New Beginnings’ online summit.
Great website for - who else? - Catholic moms
catholicmom.com Celebrating Catholic motherhood with podcasts, articles & daily reflections by a team of contributors sharing faith & insight on all things Catholic.
Online study group for Humanae Vitae
- by Endow and Couple-to-couple League.
Wednesdays, Jul 22 - Aug 26, 10am PT.
Recordings available if you miss a session.
https://endow-groups.myshopify.com/pages/humanae-vitae-online-study
endow-groups.myshopify.com Join us as we unpack the prophetic and inspiring encyclical, Humanae Vitae, with Couple to Couple League and other pro-life leaders! The key message of this document is understanding the inseparable dependency of authentic love and truth in human relationships. This is Pope Paul VI’s long-awaited ...
Support our heroes!
Are you caring for one of our Nation's heroes? Did you know that the American Red Cross provides an entire network of support and resources for caregivers of service members and veterans? Meet Melissa Comeau
and join us for this informative and inspiring evening and sign up for the free Caregiving Wisdom Virtual Event at https://bit.ly/CaregivingWisdomSeries You will learn about often unknown resources available to you and your family. The personal stories you will hear are incredible. Please let anyone you know about this event who is caring for an active military or veteran. We're honored to bring more support to the caregivers of our heroes. https://bit.ly/CaregivingWisdomSeries American Red Cross
Be Light: Year of Belonging by Witness to Love is the first year of a five year movement to draw married couples closer together in Christ while being transformed into family missionary disciples.
The Year of Belonging highlights twelve Witness Couples from around the country exploring various topics that unpack the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Registration is FREE and each series will be released via the Witness to Love App and via registered participants email.
https://witnesstolove.org/belight/
Nice podcast - tips for young families
burrowshirepodcast.com The Catechism describes the family as a “domestic church” (ecclesia domestica), the first school of Christian life and a school for human enrichment. How can we excel in this school? How do we help our family members become holy? Brandon and Fr. Blake share tips from their own lives and from Fr....
It's a difficult topic, but needs to be addressed. Here is an online workshop for men struggling with pornography, July 9-11.
centerforhealingkc.com May 28-30 Virtual Workshop has been cancelled. Rescheduled for July 9-11
Nuevo! Una serie de renovación matrimonial- Sean la luz- disponible comenzando el 14 de junio! La inscripción abrirá el 7 de junio y es requerida para acceder la serie desde la app de Testimonio de Amor GRATUITAMENTE
Fantastic online retreat for couples (I think I forgot the link last time)
joyfuleverafter.org Don't miss this amazing [FREE!] event featuring Scott & Kimberly Hahn, Chris & Natalie Stefanick, Damon & Melanie Owens, Dan & Danielle Bean and more!
Women's retreat online - looks great!
giveninstitute.com Join us for a small taste of GIVEN! We welcome you to our online event Discover the Gift, where we invite all women “to receive the gift they are; realize the gifts they’ve been given; and respond with the gift that only they can give.” Download Press Release Skip to:
[05/29/20] Great online retreat for couples
Online Women's Day retreat --- June 11-14
giveninstitute.com Join us for a small taste of GIVEN! We welcome you to our online event Discover the Gift, where we invite all women “to receive the gift they are; realize the gifts they’ve been given; and respond with the gift that only they can give.” Download Press Release Skip to:
Thoughts for couples during lockdown
aleteia.org There’s a lot of talk about the effect of quarantine on couples. Some people are thinking of this time as a sort of honeymoon, while others worry that divorces will skyrocket after lockdown e…
Fantastic - free! - Theology of the Body conference.
Conference content available for free all weekend - if you want to watch it later, you need to buy a Premium Pass
tobvirtualconference.com This conference will be available worldwide between Friday, May 8, 2020, at 12PM EDT to Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Midnight.
Blessed Triduum to all!
I just found out about this program last week (was i the last one?) – the Chosen. I recommend it. A Christian endeavor – the actor playing Jesus has a FB page and streams a daily holy hour (!).
studios.vidangel.com The first original TV series about the life of Jesus Christ. Join 16,000 backers who made this show the most crowd-funded media project by watching the first episode free, then unlocking all four episodes!
Beautiful Easter liturgies - in the Eastern Catholic Church, this is the "Week of the Bridegroom"
Bridegroom Matins- Holy Wednesday
As we learn to 'love one another' in this time of enforced closeness...
engagedmarriage.com Learning your partner’s love language is a great way to foster a healthy, long relationship. It can be frustrating when your love language and your partner’s don’t naturally align, but knowing them allows you to express your love in a way your partner will understand. Not familiar with love la...
Free retreat ! Many options for Lent...
praymoreretreat.org Inspiring talks to help you focus your eyes on the Lord and transform your prayer life this Lent.
Another oldie but goodie - my favorite version of the Christmas Story
The story of Christmas as told by the children of St Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand. Anyone is welcome to show this film publicly, but not change it in...
Oldie but goodie from Bishop Barron. For the waning days of Advent.
Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Father Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit http://www.wordonfir...
Tips for couples
ncregister.com Here are 12 habits to help you, by the grace of God, “stay the course.”
Winter (Advent) is coming!
praymoreretreat.org Inspiring talks to help you prepare for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ at Christmas.
churchlifejournal.nd.edu Anna Keating on how blessings realign our world with Heaven.
A vibrant, welcoming, social justice oriented Jesuit parish in the ❤️ of San Francisco.
We are the Office of Vocations of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. We help promote and discern vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
The Office of Human Life & Dignity of the Archdiocese of San Francisco collaborates with parishes, ministries, and social justice organizations to nurture human dignity by respecting all human life and striving to obtain justice for all.
We are a multicultural and diverse Catholic Community. In the Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ, we strive to reach out with open arms and receive all people by our commitment to evangelization, social justice, and active participation in community life.
Hello, We are the Youth Group of Holy Name of Jesus Church at San Francisco. We welcome all youths from 6th grade and up. Come join us!!
A Salesian Parish in San Francisco, California
Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and is the Metropolitan Cathedral for the Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco.
Catholic Community in Visitacion Valley, San Francisco. Established 1907.