Stir up God’s graces in your marriage
Experience the power of intentional marriage formation within a Catholic small-group community.
Have you been looking for a way to grow with your spouse that goes beyond marriage prep?
You desire to grow in faith with your spouse, put in the hard work to improve your marriage, and form deep relationships with other married couples in your faith community.
You’re looking for the tools, friendships, and resources to live your vocation with your spouse, together as a couple.
Domestic Church can help you find these things and so much more.
God wants a healthy, holy, grace-filled marriage for you and your spouse.
Enjoy community with other married couples in a small group setting
Experience a nourished faith with annual retreat opportunities for your whole family
Develop the tools you need to communicate better, pray together, and grow in your spiritual life together with your spouse
Experience deeper unity and greater peace in your marriage.
We understand the desire for a stronger, more peaceful marriage, built on God’s grace and the Church’s teaching. We’re married couples seeking to grow together with our priest-led Circles of couples.
The Domestic Church Movement serves more than 500 couples around the United States!
Now in 16 dioceses and growing!
- Diocese of Bridgeport
- Diocese of Lafayette
- Diocese of Shreveport
- Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Diocese of Alexandria
- Diocese of Lake Charles
- Diocese of Baton Rouge
- Diocese of La Crosse
- Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
- Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- Diocese of Savannah Diocese of Charlotte
- Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
- Diocese of Richmond
Now in 16 dioceses and growing!
- Diocese of Bridgeport
- Diocese of Lafayette
- Diocese of Shreveport
- Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Diocese of Alexandria
- Diocese of Lake Charles
- Diocese of Baton Rouge
- Diocese of La Crosse
- Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
- Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- Diocese of Savannah
- Diocese of Charlotte
- Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
- Diocese of Richmond
What members of the Movement are saying…
Domestic Church at a glance
500+
English-speaking couples in the U.S.
13
years in the United States (in English)
1973
Domestic Church founded by Ven. Fr. Franciszek Blachnicki in Poland
23,000
couples in Domestic Church around the world, in many languages
How do I join the Movement?
Attend an Evangelization Retreat
This is the first step to enter the Domestic Church Movement. Together with your spouse, you’ll have the opportunity to encounter Christ and experience community in a new way. It’s a wonderful retreat all on its own, with no pressure to join Domestic Church afterward.
Enter into short-term formation with a local Domestic Church group of 4-7 couples and a priest, called a Circle
After you attend an Evangelization Retreat, you can choose to join a local Circle for ten months of formation before you and your spouse discern whether God is calling you to stay with your Circle of long-term formation.
Enter into long-term formation
Once you enter into long-term formation, you and your spouse meet with your Circle for three years before you make a decision to enter into permanent formation along with your Circle. This process is designed to follow the Church’s vision of Catechesis for Adults.
Experience Domestic Church
Journey with other couples who are walking the marriage road with you
From newlyweds to grandparents, the Movement offers couples of all ages the opportunity to share the joys and struggles of Catholic marriage and family life in a faithful, supportive community.
Deepen your faith together with your spouse and family
While your individual faith is a huge part of your relationship with your spouse, you’ll get to grow in faith as a couple and as a family when you join a Domestic Church Circle.
Be blessed by the gift of a priest’s friendship and insight over your marriage
Every circle includes a priest who offers spiritual insight, pastoral care, friendship, and support while sharing in the lives of the married couples.
Simple. Powerful. Authentically Catholic.
God has placed in your heart a desire for a holy, healthy, joyful marriage, but that kind of marriage can sometimes feel out-of-reach. As Catholics, we believe that marriage requires effective communication, a shared prayer life, the support of a faith-filled community, and closeness to the Sacraments.
Domestic Church provides simple, powerful, and authentically Catholic tools to support couples. They are a way to invite the Holy Spirit to be a part of your marriage regularly and intentionally. Register for an Evangelization Retreat to begin growing in your faith together as a couple in a new and beautiful way through the Domestic Church Movement.