Cana Feast
Retreat Library
Want more connection in your marriage?
Simple, faithful experiences to
deeply connect with your spouse
At home. On your own schedule. That work.
There is a longing for deeper connection, even in faithful, Catholic marriages
Distance, loneliness, negativity, criticism, and arguments are all too common.
If you experience these or similar challenges, you are not alone!
With the realities and responsibilities of daily life, raising kids, balancing work and home...
The connection that brought you together in the first place is hard to find.
Maybe it's hard to find time for each other. And when you do, it's hard to have meaningful conversations.
No matter where you are in your marriage, here's the good news we want to share with you:
The transformative power of God's grace is always there for you!
You can learn how to invite God into your marriage and build deeper connection with each other with our Cana Feast Retreat Library.
Your 3-Step Plan
to More Connection
WATCH a retreat. Pick any of the more than 40 retreats included in the library on topics like communication, dating, finances, temperaments, intimacy, and so much more! Make it a date: Pour a favorite drink, share a tasty snack, and snuggle up!
DISCUSS the retreat using the provided handouts with summaries of the key points and focused discussion questions or activities to do as a couple. This helps you make what you learned in the retreat practical and real in your own marriage.
REPEAT! Pick another retreat and do it again!
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
To have regular reminders of how to nurture our marriage in a Catholic way -- that's been really wonderful"
~Theresa
I was blown away by all of the great resources and information that you are providing! I'm so excited!"
~Maggie
Oh, the good things that have happened in our marriage. Thank you Nathan and Sarah for your ministry!"
~Lane
If you are ready to start cultivating deeper connection, get
The Cana Feast Retreat Library
For one low payment, you'll get LIFETIME ACCESS
You will receive:
LIFETIME access
40+ At Home Retreats ($500 value)
Exercises + Guides for Each Retreat ($50 value)
Guest Experts and Interviews ($400 value)
More connection and love in marriage (priceless!)
TOTAL VALUE: $950
Your Price: $199
"I was blown away by all of the great resources and information!"
~Maggie
What is waiting for you inside
The Cana Feast Retreat Library?
Guided experiences to foster deep connection in your marriage from the comfort of your home!
Inside the Cana Feast Retreat Library, You'll have LIFETIME access to tools and resources providing fun, practical, and effective ways to connect with each other in practically all aspects of your marriage.
40+ VIRTUAL MINI RETREATS
Clear the clutter, light a candle, play some music and get yourself something tasty to eat or drink...then grab your beloved for a date night in!
Every mini retreat is a special date night in, comprised of a short, fun, informative and faith-filled videos (created by us!) to give YOU practical skills and reflections to help you grow closer to one another.
Retreats are organized by theme, including:
✅ Spirituality and Theology
✅ Communication and Forgiveness
✅ Sex and Fertility
✅ Temperaments
✅ Dealing with Difficulty
✅ Money and Marriage
✅ Family Life
✅ Creativity and Fun
VALUE: $500
EXERCISES + GUIDES
These downloadable workbooks guide you through meaningful discussions and help you make practical changes in your marriage (no matter how busy your days are!)
Along with every retreat, we provide specific exercises and practical guides to help you apply the date-night lessons directly to your own marriage. You'll know exactly how to turn up the volume on your love and relational satisfaction so you're on the same page as your beloved, feeling even more fulfilled and excited to spend each day together.
VALUE: $50
GUEST EXPERTS
Exclusive interviews and presentations from experts in a variety fields are included in the library.
Topics from guest experts include:
Ignation Spirituality and Communication
Making your Family Less Chaotic
The Temperaments in your Marriage
Nutrition, Fertility, and Wellness
Natural Family Planning
Marriage and Money
Dealing with Survival Mode
and many more!
VALUE: $400
Hello! We are Nathan and Sarah
Married 25 years, parents of 5 kids ages 5 - 21, leaders in Catholic marriage ministry
We know what it's like to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, alone, and resentful trying to keep up with the house, the kids, the job, and all the things.
We also know what it's like to reconnect and turn it around.
We see the mystery of the Wedding at Cana unfold in our own life, as Jesus' grace touches and transforms our sacramental marriage into a source of abundantly flowing joy, peace, and love.
We are dedicated to helping other married couples embrace the joy, peace and grace that God wants to give them in their marriage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my spouse doesn't want to participate?
This can still work for you! Maybe it's just what you marriage needs. One of the fundamental principles of the program is that you can't change someone else. (Okay, that's just a principle of life in general!)
Even if your spouse doesn't want to actively participate, you will learn simple and effective ways that you can change. And when you change yourself for the better, you change your relationship for the better.
So please be encouraged that you can improve your relationship and join us inside!
I'm not Catholic / Christian. Will I be comfortable in this program?
Please know that we love and appreciate you, and that you are welcome here just as you are.
We're not out to convert you or judge you. We're out to help you grow in your relationship with your spouse! In this program, we will discuss Catholic teachings and the Catholic understanding of marriage and family life. We encourage you to approach the content in Cana Feast with an open mind.
Imagine that you were invited to a wedding in a culture you aren't familiar with. You would certainly recognize some things: a bride, a groom, a vow: But there would undoubtedly be many symbols or rituals that would be new to you. Now imagine that your friend who invited you leans over and explains all the different symbolism and meaning. Sure you might not adopt that culture as your own, but you would certainly have a deeper appreciation for it. It would become less mysterious and more understandable. Let Cana Feast be your friend, explaining our understanding of marriage and family life.
Besides that, we combine our Catholic understanding of marriage with research-based skills and insights. Those practical relationship skills will help anyone!
What if we are engaged?
🎉 🎉 Congratulations! 🎉 🎉
We are so happy for you! We have worked with hundreds of engaged couples to prepare them for the sacrament of marriage. The fact that you are even considering Cana Feast while you are still engaged is a sign that you take your future marriage seriously and will work to make it strong and faithful!
You will find that our virtual retreats are very beneficial in your time of preparation for your marriage. It will help you build healthy habits that will serve your marriage well for years.
Please be sure to check with your local parish or diocese to ensure that you fulfill the marriage preparation requirements set forth by them.
Where does the name "Cana Feast" come from?
In the second chapter of the Gospel of John, we read about the wedding at Cana.
While attending and celebrating at the wedding, Jesus' mother, Mary, noticed that the feast had run out of wine. At her urging, Jesus performed his first public miracle and changed approximately 300 gallons of water into the wine!
Has your marriage run out of wine?
We founded our Cana Feast ministry on a few firm beliefs:
That marriage gets better with age! ("You have saved the best for last!")
That God's grace in marriage is extravagantly abundant ("9 jars each holding 30-40 gallons!")
That our Blessed Mother's intercession is powerful and real ("they have no more wine")
We find so much hope, consolation, and joy in reading the story of the wedding at Cana, that we named our ministry Cana Feast. It's a reminder that when Jesus and his mother Mary are present, our marriage should be as joyful and abundant as the feast at that wedding at Cana.
The Story of Cana Feast
That time we hit a low point in our marriage,
found God in a big way,
and tried to share what we learned with our parish,
(and it didn't go well!)
About 10 years into our own marriage, we hit a low point.
We were:
💲 Stressed about money😧
⚡ Dealing with divorce and a death in our extended family
❌ Struggling to find stability after moving across the country with young kids
Our marriage was cold and distant. Except when we flared up in a fight!
Sarah signed us up for a marriage retreat at a neighboring parish, and it was AMAZING!
Our marriage was transformed by the faithful, practical skills we learned. ❤️ 🥰 ❤️
We felt a deep desire to share what we learned with our home parish.
So we rolled up our sleeves to bring that same retreat to our parish!
We scheduled the parish hall.
We lined up other couples to help us.
We got food andwe even lined up the coffee pots to make sure everyone could pay attention during the morning sessions!☕☕
Then we announced it to the parish and invited couples to the retreat.
That's when we heard a lot of this:
"I'd love to, but...."
... my husband works that weekend.
... my daughter has a tournament then.
... we can't get child care.
The couples who needed it the most
were the ones who were
least able to attend!
We thought, there's got to be a better way!
Instead of a weekend-long, in-person retreat, we offered monthly online, on-demand, mini retreats! Each mini retreat is like one session of an in-person retreat.
With our monthly retreat membership, couples no longer needed child care, a free weekend, or a nearby retreat house. We connected with Catholics from across the country and around the world!
After nearly 4 years, we closed the monthly membership, and we put everything we made during that time into the Cana Feast Retreat Library.
You can access EVERYTHING we made over those four years for a fraction of the price in the Cana Feast Retreat Library!
