The Four Keys to Everlasting Love: How Your Catholic Marriage Can Bring You Joy for a Lifetime

About this book

No marriageeven a sacramental oneis free from conflicts about sex money child-rearing in-laws and work/life balance. Marriage columnist Karee Santos and her husband Manuel a psychiatrist who has been counseling couples for more than fifteen years explore how applying the wisdom of the Catholic faith to marriage can free us to experience deep lasting and soul-satisfying love. We live in a culture that doesnt cherish the permanence of marriage according to Karee and Manuel Santos. Even Catholics arent immune from the epidemic of divorce. But St. John Paul II in his Theology of the Body calls engaged newlyweds and long-married couples alike to be forever faithful fruitful and free. How can you maintain a healthy Catholic marriage when society is pushing against it? In The Four Keys to Everlasting Love the Santoses draw on real-life stories scriptural principles and the timeless wisdom of St. John Paul II to help you celebrate the sacrament of Marriage without downplaying the difficulties of married life. In doing so they will inspire you to stay in love with each other Christ and the wisdom of the Church. The Santoses tell their own story as well: how they learned not to cling to personality culture or religious differences; how they learned to put family first; how they overcame health crises that exacted a physical emotional and spiritual toll; and how they navigated stressful holiday get-togethers with extended family. They let God transform them and make their marriage stronger. Each chapter provides discussion questions action prompts quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and various popes and additional online and print resources to stimulate the couples conversation mutual understanding and positive change. Free worksheets and other supplemental resources including a study guide for engaged couples are available on the authors website canwecana.blogspot.com.