Breathe Hope
One hundred couples gathered at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Strathroy for a full day focused on renewing the heart of their marriage. With participants ranging from newlyweds to couples married more than fifty years, the event brought together husbands and wives who set aside a full day to focus on one another, have […]
Marriage as Mission
On November 16, 2024, over 120 couples gathered at John Paul II Secondary School in London, Ontario, for the annual Marriage Conference hosted by Family Foundations Institute (FFI). Designed to help couples prioritize their relationships and build stronger families rooted in love and purpose, the event included Holy Mass, two talks, interactive reflections, a hot […]
Gift and Grit
An Incredible Day of Faith, Wisdom, and Togetherness! Wow! What a day we shared on November 4 at Saint André Bessette Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being a part of this incredible event where we celebrated the joy, challenges, and beauty of marriage together. The Swaffords Take […]
Marriage Created by God
2022 Marriage Conference featuring Damon and Melanie Owens
Communication as a Couple
For the second ever Date Night with FFI, Mika and Alicia Hernon of the Messy Family Project joined us to speak about communication as a couple. The Hernon’s have been married for 27 years and have ten children and three grandchildren, their mission with the Messy Family project is to empower parents, strengthen marriage, and bring families to Christ. Sharing quotes and personal stories with over one hundred couples in attendance, Mike and Alicia embarked on an in-depth look at communication.
4 Ideas for Couples
Following the success of our second Date Night with FFI in February, we’re excited to share these 4 ideas for couples to help you do more for your marriage and to help grow community and friendship with other couples. 1. Host your own couple’s night Get together with other couples whom you may have met through […]
Messy Family Project
Mike and Alicia Hernon want you to know that all families are messy – and that’s a good thing. Check out the Messy Family Project.
Built on Love
“We are not experts,” Debbie humbly explained, “what we want to share today comes from lived experience.” Debbie and Peter Herbeck have been married for 33 years, they have four children and seven grandchildren, and they live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.