Be Light
Marriage Enrichment Small Groups
Be Light, a marriage enrichment movement, draws married Catholic couples closer together in Christ while being transformed into family missionary disciples within their own communities.
Ideal Format
Perfect format for a parish date-night series.
Real-Life Love
Hear the stories of real-life couples and their journey.
Continued Growth
Ongoing formation for newlywed and mentor couples.
Strengthening Bonds
Encourages small marriage groups at the parish or home.
VIDEO SERIES
Mini Date Night
Join top Marriage Champions from around the country for a 5 part marriage enrichment and renewal series. This is our time as Catholic married couples to shine and be the light to those in our homes and communities. This is available to every user with a WTL account!
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Course Info
This date night video series, we will explore various topics including belonging, expectations, the need for community, couples works of mercy and living as missionary disciples. We will dive deep into catechesis, marriage formation and evangelization as we grow closer to our beloved and in relationship with God. This series is designed to meet the needs of couples who want to use the challenge of social distancing to grow closer to each other and build relationships with other couples.
Each date night will include a video from a dynamic couple, reflection questions and recommended resources. The feel will be a combination of date night/parish mission/retreat/small group. You are encouraged to work through the series at your own pace- nightly, weekly or monthly date nights as a couple or in small groups. Take this time to renew your marriage and build new relationships with other couples!
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PARISH SUBSCRIBERS
Leader Formation & Orientation
Exploration of Witness to Love's history and Be Light methodology, equipping leaders with the tools to initiate thriving marriage enrichment small groups and advance the mission of Evangelizing Spouses in our world.
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Course Info
The Year of Belonging highlights twelve Witness Couples from around the country exploring various topics that unpack the Sacrament of Matrimony. Belonging (the first of five years for the Be Light Series) will be released on the first Thursday of each month.
The couple testimony video will be supplemented with an additional video of a priest or deacon covering the same topic released on the 2nd Thursday of the month, a podcast on the 3rd and will wrap up with a music event on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Registration is FREE and each series will be released via the Witness to Love App and via registered participants email.
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A 5 Year Marriage Enrichment Program
YEAR 1
Year of Belonging
A year from wanderer to seeker.
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Course Info
The Year of Belonging highlights twelve Witness Couples from around the country exploring various topics that unpack the Sacrament of Matrimony. Belonging (the first of five years for the Be Light Series) will be released on the first Thursday of each month.
The couple testimony video will be supplemented with an additional video of a priest or deacon covering the same topic released on the 2nd Thursday of the month, a podcast on the 3rd and will wrap up with a music event on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Registration is FREE and each series will be released via the Witness to Love App and via registered participants email.
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YEAR 2
Year of Believing
A year from seeker to believer.
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Course Info
Firmly believing in what is good, true and beautiful gives us a better understanding of who we are and how we sustain a good marriage. To find this good, we are led in a discovery of who God is and who we (as married couples) are in Him. This year is focused primarily on growing in the virtue of faith through the supporting practices of: belief, witness, and service.
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How Be Light small groups are impacting couples.
Witness to Love re-enforced that the sacrament of marriage is a gift of unending grace that helps to sustain our marriage. Young couples need to know the truth about their faith and marriage. Witness to Love presents this truth through real people and their stories as well as the mentors' stories.
Mentor Couple Gaynal and Ann, Lafayette, La
Witness to Love is not only a positive experience for engaged couples but as a result was a positive experience for us as a married couple. Our church community has brought us closer in general as a couple.
Mentor Couple Christine and Steve, Kansas City, KS
We love getting to know the families in our parish, and feel like the more that we can do to strengthen marriages that our children see, the more likely they are to pursue healthy Christian relationships and marriages themselves. We are blessed to have taken part in nurturing these relationships through Witness to Love, so that they can be that example to the families in our parish community.
Mentor Couple Christopher and Stefania, Dallas, TX
Course Presenters
Meet the faces of Be Light: Marriage Enrichment Small Groups.
Ryan and Mary Rose Verret
Jeff and Daniela Mazzone
Craig and Stephanie Rapp
Jason Evert
Dan and Regina Boyd
John Paul and Mary Zeller
Fr. John Mosier
Fr Adam Marchese
Victor and Karen Perez
Fr. Victor Perez
Sam and Emily Pitre
Father Kevin Barrett
Brother Isaiah
Hollie and Josh Danis
Joanna and Edward Herrera
Greg and Julie Alexander
Jake and Ramie Samour
Ben and Maria Domingue
Emmanuel and Jessica John
Mark and Abby Dufrene
Jason and Sarah Kidd
Deacon Russ and Jody Millspaugh
Justin and Laura Reyes
Kelly and Nancy McKeague
About Be Light
This marriage movement not only supports newly married couples during the fundamental first five years of their marriage but also helps all married couples in a community to open their hearts to the powerful way God remains present to them and in the Holy bond of Matrimony.
Be Light Small Groups provide an intentional pathway to continue the journey as a newly married couple with your chosen mentors and invite other couples to be part of the experience.