Jan. 23rd – Drew and Alexis – Archdiocese of Denver, CO  “I appreciated the great thought that went into each of the lessons”

Him: I thought it was very insightful and enlightening - the classes really opened my eyes to how God is ever present in my life and how He is present in our upcoming marriage.

Her: It showed how present God will be in our marriage and we will try and keep him at the center of our relationship though daily prayer and mass.

Both: It facilitated some tough conversations that were super beneficial to have. We came up with some good goals together and gave us some new communication tools!

Jan. 16^th – Anonymous – Diocese of Dallas, TX  “I feel like I now understand more thoroughly the role of God and His Church”

Him: Extremely informative and gave us great insight into what marriage is all about.

Her: I enjoyed the self-paced nature of the class, appreciated our instructors' quick and thorough responses, and felt I learned a lot.

Both: It is great to have instructors who have been in our shoes and really insightful to hear their trials and tribulations.

Jan. 9th – Rob and Gab – Diocese of Camden, NJ  “I definitely feel the setting of completing it at home allowed for more conversation and less intimidation”

Him: This class was very explorative. It created great discussions between my fiancée and me. It taught us how to further our faith while getting ready to take the journey of marriage together.

Her: This experience overall was a great opportunity for us to have conversations about our values and faith. I feel these topics were easily guided and were meaningful to also have feedback from our instructors. My fiancé and I have been able to feel closer and even more ready for our marriage.

Both: Our instructors were amazing with their insightful answers while reviewing in a timely manner.

Jan. 2nd – Donovan and Olivia – Diocese of San Francisco, CA “This was a well-designed course”

Him: It opened my eyes to so many different teachings and concepts that I was unaware of.

Her: It was a very enlightening course. I believe it helped us have good discussions before we begin our marriage.

Both: We had to have tough conversations that helped us understand each other's perspectives better than before.

Dec. 26th – Jason and Alana – Diocese of Baton Rouge, LA “It made me that much more excited to start this new chapter together and build a life with my spouse and God”

Him: I feel the course was well thought out and inspired a lot of important and impactful conversations. It was a great experience to grow closer together in our relationship and our faith. Many of the topics sparked conversations that we connected on and learned together. I am very happy we were able to go through this together.

Her: I was not sure what to expect with it being online vs being in person and speaking 1:1 with our mentors, but I thought they did a great job at making us feel as connected to them as possible, and that we were truly experiencing this together and having discussions about each section. They gave very thoughtful and deep answers/explanations, which helped us to dive deeper into some discussions.

Both: It helped us to, in the moment of disagreements, stop and consider what we had just been discussing and learning with our mentors and see that it was not us vs. each other but us vs. the topic/argument at hand and how we can work through it together.

Dec. 12th – Osasu and Joy – Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria “Brought me closer to faith relationship with God”

Him: I am very happy to have taken this class, because it opens my heart to having a good marriage.

Her: It was a good and educational course which brought about many questions and challenges which I have suppressed for a while. Both my fiancé and I had great discussions, a few disagreements but an understanding as to the WHY we are going through this. It brought me closer to God and inspired my faith and prayer life. I would recommend that all new couples complete a marriage preparation course to help get to the WHY of coming together.

Both: The course met all our expectations and more. It was very insightful and thought-provoking.

Dec. 5th ^– Nicolas and Ashleigh – Diocese of Peoria, IL “Working on these courses together brought us closer and made us stronger”

Him: It was very insightful. This was a great course because I learned so much more about my faith and how to continue a close relationship with God and my future wife.

Her: The course was very helpful! It helped emphasize the special bonding between God and our marriage. It strengthens our relationship; we learned more about one other.

Both: We lacked in practicing our faith and this helped get us back on track, it helped us to reconnect with God with our prayers.

Nov. 28th ^– James and Jazzlyn – Archdiocese of Galveston and Houston, TX “It made me see my faith in a different way”

Him: I found the class insightful and full of treasures. I will be taking all these lessons through life and be applying them.

Her: I enjoyed the class because in the middle of planning our wedding, it gave us time to reflect and pray on our marriage life.

Both: We are hoping to attend mass during the week as a way to spend time with each other in prayer.

Nov. 21st ^– Louis and Jenny – Archdiocese of Portland, OR “This course was insightful and meaningful”

Him: I appreciated the course instructors that were assigned to us. They were very knowledgeable and gave us new perspectives about God and marriage.

Her: I appreciated how personalized this course was in reflection and discussion prompts. We were able deepen our relationship with each other and with God.

Both: We got to learn more about each other especially hard topics that we normally don't get to think or talk about.

Nov. 14th – Kieran and Danielle – Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY “I did not realize we would have such deep conversations throughout taking this course”

Him: We have learned how to live our faith through our love and will continue to do so through our marriage. This course was very insightful!

Her: I loved taking this class! It was helpful to work through our opinions on certain topics and learn from each other’s opposing or similar opinions!

Both: We have strong communication as a couple, but it made us realize that we can definitely improve our communication in a way where we will communicate our feelings more frequently.