Parish-based Marriage Formation

By virtue of the sacramentality of their marriage, spouses are bound to one another in the most profoundly indissoluble manner.  Their belonging to each other is the real representation, by means of the sacramental sign, of the very relationship

Marriage Enrichment & Support

Christ the Lord raised marriage between the baptized to the dignity of a Sacrament” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1660).  As a Catholic community, we celebrate the nuptial union that is intended to “perfect the couple’s love and strengthen their

Pastoral Ministry

The Office of Pastoral Ministry, part of the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life, is dedicated to supporting and equipping parishes, clergy, religious, and lay leaders in their pastoral endeavors within the Church. Our mission is to provide leadership, guidance, …

Marriage and Family Ministry

The family finds in the plan of God the creator and redeemer not only its identify, what it is, but also its mission, what it can and should do.”

Familiaris Consortio, 17

The Office of Marriage and Family Ministry’s mission …

About Us

The Office of Pastoral Ministry, part of the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life, is dedicated to supporting and equipping parishes, clergy, religious, and lay leaders in their pastoral endeavors within the Church. Our mission is to provide leadership, guidance, …

Here come the brides – all 20 of them!

KISSIMMEE | After nearly 20 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Jennifer and Octavio Arguello are newlyweds once more.

When they married in a civil ceremony in 2004, they were recent college graduates and new parents of a baby …

About Us

Marriage & Family Ministry

The family finds in the plan of God the creator and redeemer not only its identify, what it is, but also its mission, what it can and should do.”

Familiaris Consortio, 17

The Office of Marriage

Meet our future deacons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julio A. Basabe Mendoza
St. Rose of Lima, Kissimmee

Julio and Annalinda Basabe were married in the Catholic Church in their home country of Puerto Rico, even though he was not Catholic or had any interest in ever becoming one. …

Sr. Deling Fernando: Living to glorify God

ORLANDO | Sister of Providence of Montreal Deling Fernando was 8 years old when her sister asked her to go next door to retrieve a coconut grater lent to their neighbor in their hometown of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. …