May 2025
Hi Chris,
Thank you for guiding Saturday’s session. One thing I appreciated was the quality of the content provided in the booklet we referenced throughout the day. I found the questions, particularly on the first page, to be substantive and in depth which made for great conversation catalysts between Cole and I. Another aspect I enjoyed was the interaction between other couples who are sharing the same premarital experience as we are. Finding other like-minded, young couples who share the Catholic faith are far and few these days, so I am very grateful that this program provides the opportunity for us to do so!
Thank you again for all of your support. May God continue to bless you and your work towards bringing couples closer to Him.
Warmest regards,
Megan
May 2025
Thanks for everything, Chris!
I think some of our favorites were learning that our communications types are nearly polar opposites, as well as the question “2. What blocks you from freely sharing your thoughts, feelings or expectations with your partner?” – That really sparked a very helpful conversation for us.
Be well!
Clayton
May 2025
Thank you Chris! I know Jose and I didn’t have much to contribute but we really enjoyed the exercises we all went through and thought you were such a great person to follow.
I think the parts we talked about the most with each other were related to communication. Our family communication was something we hadn’t reflected on before and the communication conversations sparked a lot more transparency in how we should observe each other during conflicts.
It was also really nice to round up our session talking about our future dreams and goals. It’s something we talk about but the details are mostly logistics and plans to get there. It was nice to have a little more fun with it and visually see each other’s ideas. Low and behold, our visions were very very similar!
We truly appreciate these resources as these are things we’ve needed a reminder about. We’ve been together for 12 years but know our work continues on. We’re so grateful to have done our session with you.
Thank you again and God bless you as well 🙂
Caroline & Jose
May 2025
Dear Chris,
Thank you so much! We really enjoyed our day with you. I especially enjoyed the focus on problem solving strategies, particularly the list of discussion questions (shout out: “do you think love is a choice?”), as well as hearing what values the other couples want to prioritize in their marriages.
Best,
Isabelle
P.S.
Just two personal connections: thank you for sharing your St. Ignatius connection—we were encouraged! Also, I’m currently a Marin Catholic teacher, as you were previously! I’m in the English department, but from your amazing tour of the Bible (“it should have ended here”), I’m guessing you were in Theology.
May 2024
Hi Chris!
Thank you so much for the wonderful day last Saturday. We really enjoyed it. And it was wonderful to connect with you personally!
I think my favorite part was hearing the narrative around the Sacrament of Marriage from Adam & Eve to the wedding at Cana. I loved all of the details you connected across scripture, especially the last documented words of Mary in the Bible. I’ve been thinking about that, and more broadly how powerfully intentional the Scripture is, and what that means for the sacredness of marriage and family. I also loved working through the financial questions – very helpful start to get us better aligned.
Thank you for your time and prayers on Saturday! It was wonderful being taught by a teacher — it really made it memorable.
God bless you and your family, too! Hope to see you soon!
Masha
June 2023
Thank you so much for leading us through yesterday’s session! We really enjoyed it and also appreciated the openness with which you shared your own experiences.
Luciana and I especially enjoyed the Active Listening Skills Review Session. It really allowed us to dig more deeply into things we had previously touched upon – around the strengths we bring to our relationship and the things we need to strive to improve upon. We’ll continue to have these types of conversations with intentionality and will also remember to leverage the techniques for conflict resolution when we are having tough conversations.
Additionally, we really found it valuable to hear about your experiences and those of everyone else in the group. It made for great conversation and helped us learn even more.
We look forward to staying in touch and hope you have a nice rest of your weekend!
Regards,
Adam and Luciana
Spring 2023
Good morning, Chris!
Lloyd and I would like to thank you for a wonderful Marriage Prep session a couple weeks ago. We met with our Pastor yesterday to discuss our FOCCUS Inventory results–which we took before our session with you. When Father brought up a couple topics suggesting we discuss, we quickly realized that our answers would have been more consistent with one another if we took the inventory after we completed your class. We thought you should know that your class allowed us to get to know ourselves as well as one another which has already encouraged such positive growth in our relationship.
Thank you for blessing us with your guidance.
July 2023
Hi Chris,
Thank you so much for taking the time to work with us on Saturday. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the program. I really liked the Communication Conversation, as well as the Family of Origin Keeps/Leave Behind segment–I felt like the questions opened up a healthy dialogue between us, and the group as a whole.
Thank again and all the best,
Anne and Nick
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the email. We particularly liked the conversations regarding take-aways and keep-aways from our families of origin. Also, the 10 steps for resolving conflicts and dealing with conflict resolution was a helpful exercise – making a plan for how to argue/deal with conflict is a great tool and plan to have.
Thank you for your time and wisdom!
Appreciatively,
Molly & Geno