The Office of Family Life assists the Bishop in his pastoral care of marriage and the family and in his promotion of a culture of life.

The office coordinates pro-life activities in the diocese; provides programs of marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, natural family planning, Christian parenting and education in human sexuality; and provides consultation on bioethical issues.

The office is guided by the vision of the church as outlined in the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the writings of Pope John Paul II, principally Familiaris Consortio and Evangelium Vitae, a excerpt from which follows at the end of this page.