Marriage Preparation The Christian Married Love Program Christian Married Love is a Catholic marriage preparation program offered by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The Office of Family Life coordinates this program in two ways. First, the office conducts training sessions for parish host couples who in turn prepare engaged couples within their own homes. Secondly, the office conducts a one day session (9 AM to 3 PM) on various Saturdays throughout the year. For 2008 the dates are March 1 (FW), March 15 (SB), April 19 (FW), May 17 (SB, June 14 (FW), October 11 (SB) and November 15 (FW). For more information or for an application for a Day for the Engaged, please call the office at (574) 234-0687 and ask for Helen. Christian Married Love program materials consist of four half-hour video tapes which feature Bishop D'Arcy as the host of the series, a handbook for engaged couples (pictured here) and a manual for priests and host couples. Each of the videos has two segments (eight segments in all) which correlate with the eight segments contained in the handbook for engaged couples. These are: The Meaning of Married Love Challenges to Married Love Communication and Intimacy in Marriage Roles and Responsibilities in Marriage The Gift of Sexuality The Gift of Children Christian Marriage as a Sacrament The Christian Family as the Church of the Home For those outside the diocese, program materials may be purchased directly from Our Sunday Visitor at 1-800-348-2440.