Fall Clergy Study Day: Two Families, One Path: Renewing Marriage and Family in Light of the Holy Family

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT

St Peter’s, Mendota, 1405 Sibley Memorial Hwy, St. Paul, 55150, United States · New Brighton, MN

About this event

Presented by Father Sebastian Walshe, O. Praem. There will be three talks including in this event: Talk 1: A Tale of Two Families Many Catholics today consider the teaching of the Church on marriage and family to be at best outdated and at worst unjust. And yet what the Church teaches is simply the teaching of Jesus Christ proposed to the modern world. One of the most significant reasons for this rejection is that most modern people have a concept of marriage and family which is radically different from that proposed by Christ through His Church. In this talk I will lay out side by side the two definitions of marriage and family and show why the perennial teaching of the Church is the only way to guarantee the flourishing of human persons within their families. Talk 2: Marriage Preparation for the Already Married In this talk I will give practical advice about how to have a successful and happy marriage based upon a clear understanding of the nature and purpose of marriage and upon many years of pastoral experience preparing couples for marriage and counseling troubled marriages. Talk 3: Your Holy Dysfunctional Family We tend to idealize and even romanticize the life of the Holy Family, and yet the outward circumstances of the life of the Holy Family were filled with difficulties and even misunderstandings among its members. It is a sobering thought that the holiest marriage in human history almost ended in divorce. Nevertheless, while the outward elements of the life of the Holy Family could rightly be called dysfunctional, the inward response which they gave to these problems truly made their family the ideal family, and serve as an example of how to transform our own troubled families into holy families. Register Title*Name* First Last Email* ParishAddress* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Phone*Dietary Restrictions Submit

Event details

Date and time

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT

Venue

St Peter’s, Mendota, 1405 Sibley Memorial Hwy, St. Paul, 55150, United States · New Brighton, MN

Category

Outdoors

Cost

Cost not stated

Age guidance

Age guidance not specified

Format

In person

Last verified

October 1, 2026

Accessibility

Wheelchair: Not stated

Assistive Listening: Not stated

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