National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage: Diocesan Focus Groups

Diocesan Focus Groups With Married Couples

Between June and December 2005 more than 80 U.S. dioceses conducted focus groups with newly married, middle years, and older couples; Spanish-speaking couples; remarried couples; interfaith and interchurch couples; separated and divorced person; and single young adults. Participants identified their major issues and concerns around marriage; discussed their experience of marriage ministry in their diocese and parishes; and offered suggestions to improve church outreach to engaged and married couples.

• News release announcing the focus groups
• News release on Focus Group Findings
• Introduction to the Focus Group Reports
• Focus Groups on Marriage: Executive Summary
• Focus Groups with Newly Married Couples
• Focus Groups with Middle Year Couples
• Focus Groups with Older Couples
• Focus Groups with Spanish-Speaking Couples
• Focus Groups with Remarried Couples
• Focus Groups with Separated and Divorced Persons
• Focus Groups with Single Young Adults