Did you know... that St. Joseph has an extensive lending library - all for FREE. Yes! Come in during office hours or before/after Mass and select from hundreds of books in various categories such as teens, marriage, saints, catechism, grief, sacraments and many more.

For the next several weeks we will highlight a category. This week's focus is: Marriage in honor of World Marriage Day.

The 21 Undeniable Secrets of Marriage, Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level by Dr. Allen Hunt. "Secret #8: The Secret of the Best Friend: Don't marry someone you can live with; marry someone you can't live without". 

Secular Marriage, Christian Sacrament by Micahel G. Lawler, Ph.D. This book explores the Christian history of marriage and how society has secularized and beaten it down.

For a cultural, moral and theological defense of natural marriage, check out Defending Marriage, Twelve Arguments for Sanity by Anthony Esolen. One argument is: Why we must recover the virtues of modesty and purity.

For Better Forever, A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage by Dr. Greg Popcak. This short, very readable book by EWTN host of More2life is a great guidebook with helpful hints on things you can do TODAY to strengthen your marriage.