Taking care of your marriage from the very beginning should be a priority. However, the seasons and cycles of marriage bring change. Those early days of dating, with long talks and feelings of being so close that nothing could ever be more important than each other, make way for family life and children, maintaining a home, jobs, career changes, and all the many challenges that occur in daily life. Today’s couples express a desire for a deep friendship and good communication with their spouse. They want to feel connected at the deepest level of their covenant bond. Sometimes they wake up one morning and say, “What happened?” This can happen early in marriage, during the middle years of raising a family, when they are experiencing the “empty nest” transition after the children leave home, or in their senior years. Couples want to appreciate all that they have in their lives and to recapture the deep friendship, great love, and oneness that are the desire of every married person’s heart. Marriage-enrichment opportunities offer couples a chance to deepen their spirituality, improve their communication, work on financial issues, break old patterns of hurt, and learn to forgive.
What are the unique spiritual practices for the married? This is a question that SmartLoving has been exploring for several decades through workshops and discussions with hundreds of couples. Online courses available for discerning, engaged, newlywed, married couples as well as couples facing specific challenges such as fertility and distressed marriages.
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The mission of Worldwide Marriage Encounter is to proclaim the value of Marriage and Holy Orders in the Church and in the world.
To love is a decision, and we all need continued support in making that decision in our marriages. We learn from and give support to one another! If you have made a Marriage Encounter in the past, we would like to invite you to join the revitalized Knoxville community to again experience the joy of your Weekend. We are hoping to hold a Weekend in the Knoxville area, and we need you to help us be able to share the gift we’ve received with others. God calls us to call others!
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is for couples who desire a richer, fuller marriage. Since every marriage can be improved, even the best marriages can find new meaning and deeper joys through Marriage Encounter.
Uncover the secrets to a lasting, supportive, transformational marriage! For more than 50 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has helped over 3.5 million couples in almost 100 countries unlock the power of their relationships with new ways to do the “I do.” The Marriage Encounter experience helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be. Nine in ten couples who attend a Marriage Encounter recognize a long-lasting positive effect on their lives.