Picture of Love is a marriage preparation program for Catholic parishes by Living the Good News. It has been a steady seller, mostly because it is the program for marriage preparation used by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, though it sells throughout the U.S. to Catholic parishes and dioceses. The program includes everything a marriage preparation team needs to facilitate sessions. Activities for couples include personal reflection and journaling, sharing with their partner, and small-group or large-group exercises. Topics include:
Communication and Conflict Resolution
Finances, Budgeting, and Money Management
Married Intimacy
Dreams, Goals, and Decision Making
Spirituality
Family Planning
Ecumenical and Interfaith Marriages
Cohabitation
The revised edition addresses these modern topics:
Today’s Communication, including the use of technology and the need to address how these changes are affecting the couple’s relationship: Texting, Facebook, email etc.
Pornography and its influence on today’s relationships, especially in the area of intimacy
Dual-Career Couples and setting priorities
Increase of scripture and moments of prayer