LinksBells

These are some of our favorite links for additional information on issues concerning family life, healthy living, and Christian spirituality for families.

 

On family life

 

  • "For Your Marriage" by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

http://www.foryourmarriage.org/

 

  • Smart Marriages. The coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education.

        http://www.smartmarriages.com/index.html

 

  • The State of Our Unions: 2007

        http://marriage.rutgers.edu/

 

  • Family Ministries. Archdiocese of Chicago

        http://www.familyministries.org/

 

  • National Marriaged Encounter

        http://www.marriage-encounter.org/

 

  • Catholic Engaged Encounter

        http://www.engagedencounter.org/

 

  • Retrouvaille...A Lifeline for Marriages

        http://www.retrouvaille.org/

 

  • The Third Option. On-going Program to Build Better Marriages

        http://www.thethirdoption.com/

 

  • Orange County Marriage Resource Center

        http://www.ocmarriage.org/

 

  • National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

        http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

 

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

        http://www.aap.org/

 

  • Bright Futures at Georgetown University

        http://www.brightfutures.org/

 

  • Tufts University Child and Family Web Guide

        http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/

  

On healthy living

 

  • American Psychological Association

        http://www.apa.org/

 

  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

        http://www.aamft.org/index_nm.asp

 

  • Prevention

http://www.prevention.com/home/

 

  • National Institutes of Health

        http://www.nih.gov/

 

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse

        http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html

 

On Christian spirituality for families

 

  • Focolare Movement. Spirituality of Unity

http://www.focolare.org/page.php?codcat1=246&lingua=EN&titolo=spirituality&tipo=spirituality

 

  • Word of Life    

        http://www.focolare.org/articolopdv.php?codart=5103&pdv=2

 

  • USCCB: Committee on Marriage and Family

        http://www.usccb.org/laity/marriage/

 

  • Fifth World Meeting of Families. Valencia, (Spain), 7/9/06

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2006/documents/
hf_ben-xvi_hom_20060709_valencia_en.html

 

  • The Christian Family: Good News for the Third Millenium

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/family/documents/
rc_pc_family_doc_20020412_iv-meeting-families-manila_en.html