Editorial Review:

Every engaged couple can benefit by reading this book. In fact it would make excellent reading for seminary or college classes on marriage and family life. Give this book to the engaged couples in your parish and talk to them about what it says.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

The right ideas, but the wrong reasons:

I intially wrote this as a response to another review (the 3 star review), but I thought I'd add it:
Thank you SO much for this review! I am also Catholic and fully agree and am in awe of the beauty of the Church's teachings on contraception, but both my fiance and I were appalled at the way it was presented here. I was also disgusted at the way 'headmanship' was explained - again, the Church (and especially John Paul II) has BEAUTIFUL things to say about the controversial passage, but he has the gall... more info

Nice book for Catholic couples:

I bought this book when preparing for my wedding sometime in July 2006. It does not tell you what most modern couples would like to hear, but the truth, and nothing but the truth. It takes a great courage to write this kind of book. John Kippley did a wonderful job of reminding us of what Jesus, and subsequently the Roman catholic church teaches about marriage. It does not matter if you agree with him or not, the truth must be told.
In addition to the moral guidance on what to do to keep your marriage... more info

Has its uses for Catholic Engaged Couples:

This book has some use for Roman Catholic engaged couples. There is a section in the back based on the approved marriage rites that gives you ideas what readings to have, and what prayers should be said at your wedding.
The main text is only mediocre. Kippley confuses in his own mind the distinctions between his ideas, and what the Catholic church teaches, and so the book fails to make this clear. For example, the Catholic church does teach that contraception is always wrong. (Her reasons for teaching... more info

One of the best books on marriage:

If you are getting married, Catholic or not, you need to read Marriage is For Keeps. Each chapter lays out a different topic about how to focus your marriage on the THREE of you - husband, wife and GOD in the center. Each section contains thought provoking questions for you and your mate and lets you ponder how you are going to grow as a person in your marriage. There are tough spots in this book! But marriage is tough too and that's what you are really planning for - a marriage, not a wedding. A must read,... more info

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