Marriage

Congratulations!

We are thankful that God has brought you together and that you are seeking information about marriage in the Catholic Church.

Steps Down the Aisle

What Marriage Preparation Involves

There are critical meetings and paperwork that needs to be taken care of before a date can be set! Do not make any arrangements until you have spoken with the priest who will officiate at your wedding and completed the application process.

At your first meeting, as a couple, with clergy or designated pastoral staff you will talk about your freedom to marry in the Catholic Church, which will allow you to set a date. Later, you will: 

• Talk about the sacrament of marriage 
• Attend a Pre-Cana workshop and a Natural
  Family Planning Introductory Session
• Complete the necessary permissions and paperwork, which will be forwarded to the priest at the church where the wedding will take place 

Please read through this helpful information

• Engaged? - Information About Marriage Preparation Process (pdf)
• Pre-Cana Workshop 
• Natural Family Planning
• Married Life and the Gift of Life (pdf)
• The Challenges of Cohabitation
• Should we live together (pdf)
• What if I have been married before? (pdf)
• Information from the Diocese of Columbus about marriage and the annulment process (pdf)

Where are you having your wedding?

• Home parish
• Newman Center

Working with our pastoral staff? Register and pay online

Marriage Preparation online form

Pre-Cana Workshop Online Registration

Pre-Cana Workshop (pdf)

• Nov. 10, 2012
• March 23, 2013
• Oct. 12, 2013

Should these dates not work, please check the Diocese of Columbus' schedule

If you have any questions about the marriage preparation process or the Pre-Cana Workshop, please contact Fr. Chuck Cunniff, C.S.P.

Information from our friends at BustedHalo.com: 

• The Princess, The Priest and The War for The Perfect Wedding.
• Sacraments 101 - Marriage

Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve or avoid pregnancies. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle.

Introductory Session

As part of our marriage preparation ministry, as well as enriching present marriages, the Newman Center, in conjunction with the Diocese of Columbus, offers a quarterly introductory session on Natural Family Planning. This session is information-based and is offered by couples who use NFP. This session satisfies the diocesan marriage policy requiring "all couples preparing for marriage attend an introductory presentation on Natural Family Planning."  

It is our hope that this two-hour session will help educate couples (engaged as well as married) in the theological and logistical aspects of Natural Family Planning methods, as well as to encourage them to pursue the training necessary for the practice of Natural Family Planning.

Pre-registration is appreciated, just click on the session you plan to attend.

2012

• Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-noon at the Newman Center

Other information sessions are available through the Marriage and Family Life Office of the Diocese of Columbus.

Training Workshop

Natural Family Planning Workshops (5 sessions over a two-moth period) are held at various locations throughout the Diocese of Columbus. For more information about dates and locations, please contact the Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office.

• NFP resources (pdf)

For more information, please contact Fr. Chuck Cunniff, C.S.P.