Catholic Reading & Marriage Resources (Click here for a printable page)

Web Resources

• Couple to Couple League (CCL) International provides NFP instruction (sympto-thermal method) infused with Theology of the Body: ccli.org
• Creighton FertilityCare specialists provide NFP instruction and NaProTechnology consultations: creightonmodel.com
• NFP Parish Outreach provides missions and clergy resources. Missions are presented by Fr. Daniel McCaffrey and Fr. Michael Habiger: nfpoutreach.org
• Pontifical John Paul II Institute, CUA, quarterly review: humanumreview.com
• One More Soul, a clearinghouse of various NFP resources and brochures including a NFP physician lookup: onemoresoul.com
• Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction & Healing Arts at Creighton University Health Center in Omaha, NE: popepaulvi.com
• Priests for Life resource for issues of contraception and abortion: priestsforlife.org
• Theology of the Body Institute page provides homily helps, theology and clergy enrichment programs on TOB: tobinstitute.org
• USCCB scientific magazine for the very latest news in NFP research: usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/medical-research/
• USCCB website for marriage enrichment and NFP links: foryourmarriage.org

Suggested Reading

Javier Abad & Eugenio Fenoy

• Marriage: A Path to Sanctity

Johnette Benkovic

• Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life

Jeff Cavins

• Amazing Grace for Fathers
• Amazing Grace for Married Couples: 12 Life-Changing Stories of Renewed Love
• Amazing Grace for Mothers: 101 Stories of Faith, Hope, Inspiration & Humor

John & Stasi Eldredge

• Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul

Jason Evert

• Detox (Audio)
• Life Giving Love-Understanding Chastity In Marriage (DVD)
• Green Sex: The Case for NFP (Audio)
• How to Date Your Soulmate (Audio)
• How to Save Your Marriage Before Meeting Your Spouse (Audio)
• Parenting for Purity (Audio)
• Pure Intimacy: How Your Marriage Can Benefit From NFP

Thomas Hilgers

• The NaProTechnology Revolution: Unleashing the Power in a Woman’s Cycle

Rev. Richard Hogan

• Covenant of Love: Pope John Paul II on Sexuality, Marriage, and Family in the Modern World

John F. Kippley

• Marriage Is for Keeps: Foundations for Christian Marriage
• Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach
• Sex and the Marriage Covenant: A Basis for Morality

Sheila Kippley

• Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood: God’s Plan for You and Your Baby

Greg Popcak

• A Marriage Made for Heaven: The Secrets of Heavenly Couplehood (Marriage Prep Workbook)
• For Better Forever: A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage
• Holy Sex!: A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving
• Just Married: Surviving and Thriving in the First 5 Years
• Parenting with Grace: The Catholic Parents’ Guide to Raising Almost Perfect Kids

Pope John Paul II 

• Love and Responsibility
• Letter to Families

Pope Paul VI

• Humanae Vitae (On Human Life)

Rev. Larry Richards

• Be A Man!: Becoming the Man God Created You to Be

Marilyn Shannon

• Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

• Three to Get Married

Edward Sri

• Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage (DVD)
• Men, Women and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility

James Stenson

• Father, the Family Protector
• Lifeline: The Religious Upbringing of Your Children

Dietrich von Hildebrand

• Marriage, the Mystery of Faithful Love

Christopher West

• And the Two Become One: Unity, the Eucharist, and God’s Plan for Marital Love (Audio CD)
• God’s Plan for Joy Filled Marriage (Marriage Prep Workbooks)
• Good News About Sex & Marriage: Answers to Your Honest Questions about Catholic Teaching
• Heaven’s Song: Sexual Love as It Was Meant to Be
• Theology of the Body for Beginners: A Basic Introduction to Pope John Paul II’s Sexual Revolution

Marital Communications

• Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs
• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
• The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved by Matthew Kelly

Stewardship and Finances

• Faith Finances by Thomas Zordani
• Financial Peace Workshop by Dave Ramsey
• Money Life (Catholic Edition) by Crown Financial
• 7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free: A Catholic Guide to Managing Your Money by Phil Lenahan
• Time Management for Catholics by Marshall Cook

For Marriages in Trouble

David Augsburger

• Caring Enough to Confront – Excellent for dealing with problems rather than avoiding them.
• Caring Enough to Forgive; Caring Enough to Not Forgive – Excellent balanced approach to forgiveness.
• Caring Enough to Hear – Emphasizes both aspects of communications, listening and speaking.

Justin Buzzard

• Date Your Wife – Great advice for spicing up your marriage when it is going flat.

Gary Chapman

• Hope for the Separated – Helpful guide to couples who are separated but would like to open communications and perhaps reconcile.

Barbara De Angelis

• How to Make Love All the Time – Excellent book on communications as a pre-requisite to marital intimacy.

Kevin DeYoung

• Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book About a (Really) Big Problem – How work and rest builds a healthy holy family life.

James C. Dobson

• Love Must Be Tough – Excellent book strongly recommended for those “left behind” in separation or affairs.
• Straight Talk to Men and Their Wives – Understanding gender differences in marital relations.

International Marriage Encounter, Inc.

• The Challenge of Understanding Yourself:  Searching for the Real You – Helpful material on childhood’s impact on adulthood.

www.TheThirdOption.com

• A highly acclaimed DVD series and workshop available to couples who desire to heal their marriage by developing intrinsic communication skills and conflict resolution.