Marriage & Family Life

Telephone: (213) 637-7227

The Office of Marriage and Family Life is committed to implementing Archbishop José Gomez’s Pastoral Priority “Strengthening Marriages and Families” by:

promoting the dignity and beauty of marriage and family life.
helping all families to live out God’s plan for them as “domestic churches” of the home.
supporting couples, individuals, and families through all stages and challenges of family life.
providing ongoing support through our ministries, programs, resources, and trainings.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW RESOURCES:

Living the Promise (Catholic Marriage Enrichment Video Series)

MINISTRIES:

Marriage Preparation / Preparación Matrimonial

Marriage Enrichment / Enriquecimiento Matrimonial

– Retrouvaille Ministry (Help for Marriages)

Natural Family Planning (NFP) / Planificación Familiar Natural (PFN)

Family and Parenting Enrichment / Enriquecimiento Familiar y Parental

–**How to Connect Family and Faith at Home (PDF)**

**– Cómo Conectar Familia y Fe en el Hogar (PDF)**

Pastoral Response to Pornography Resources / Respuesta Pastoral a la Pornografía Recursos

Domestic Violence Prevention / Prevención de la Violencia Doméstica

Separated & Divorced / Ministerio de Separados y Divorciados

Widowed/ Ministerio de Viudos(as)

Note: Due to the Covid Pandemic and the inability to have In-Person meetings, the Office of Marriage and Family Life is offering in both English and Spanish One Day Marriage Preparation Zoom Sessions. For further information in English please contact Candy Metoyer at: cmetoyer@la-archdiocese.org and in Spanish Graciela Villalobos at: gvillalobos@la-archdiocese.org.

Aviso: Debido a la Pandemia de Covid, la Oficina de Vida Familiar está ofreciendo en Español y Inglés sesiones virtuales de Preparación Matrimonial a través de zoom. Para más información en español póngase en contacto con Graciela Villalobos: gvillalobos@la-archdiocese.org. en inglés Candy Metoyer: cmetoyer@la-archdiocese.org