The Family Life Institute is an educational agency responding to the challenge of the Pontifical Council on the Family: educate children in faith and morals in ways that acknowledge the dignity, responsibility and competency of parents.

We provide media that brings the vision of the Church into daily life.

Our efforts are directed to families in the form of a home-based educational system, books, workshops & internet communication.

We provide supplementary education for those responsible for the pastoral care of the family.

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Who we are

Dr. Patrick J. DiVietri, Ph. D.

Dr. DiVietri, the executive director of the Family Life Institute, is an adjunct professor at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD. and the North American Pontifical College, Rome, Italy. Christendom College, Front Royal and Notre Dame Graduate Institute, Alexandria, VA.

He is an authority in marriage and family recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Family.  Author of comprehensive family-life education and support programs containing a complete theology on marriage.  Consummate presenter synthesizes skills from concert performances with family counseling and educational experiences within the Catholic perspective.  Dr DiVietri develops workshops and media support for various aspects of family life for engaged couples, parents, and children, priests, lay volunteers, schools and teachers.  Interesting, effective and entertaining presentations compliment written materials.

• Ph.D., Humanities, Interdisciplinary, American Commonwealth University, San Diego, CA
• MA, Family Counseling, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Diplomate, Family Counseling, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
• Continuing Education, John Paul II Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Pastoral Counseling Educator, American Association of Pastoral Counselors
• Member, American Association of Pastoral Counselors

• Adjunct Professor, Christendom College, Front Royal, VA, 2005-present
• Adjunct Professor, Notre Dame Institute, Alexandria, VA, 2005-present
• Adjunct Professor, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD. (Present)
• Adjunct Professor, North American Pontifical College, Rome, Italy. (2001-2005)
• Founder and Executive Director: Family Life Institute, (1997-Present\
• Presenter: “Third Meeting for Institutes of Higher Learning for Family Life and Bioethics Centers,” Pontifical Council for the Family, Vatican City, 2/15/2000
• Member: Conference on “Globalization and the Family,” Pontifical Council for the Family, Vatican City, 11/26/2000
• Assisted Bishop John Myers in writing his pastoral, “Fathers Make Known to Children You Faithfulness”
• Associate Director, Office of Family Life, Diocese of Peoria, IL,  (1993-1998)
• Formation Director, OCDS, (1985-1993)
• Co-Authored Christian Married Life Marriage Preparation Series
• Authored, Guide to Pastoral Counseling Series
• Authored Formation in Christian Love series
• Authored Preparing for the Gift of Self
• Publisher Begotten Not Made
• 200+ workshops, talks and lectures
• Developed programs for marriage and families
• Author marriage preparation, virtue formation and family materials, programs and workshops
• Director/Columnist: www.familylifeinstitute.org , web site for assisting families

Steven Bozza, MA

As Director of Family Ministries for the Diocese of Camden New Jersey, Steven Bozza is responsible for developing and coordinating workshops, retreats, seminars and conferences geared towards families in every stage of the life cycle.  He is particularly gifted in the ability to synthesize complex theological principles into practical pastoral application. Mr. Bozza is also an adjunct professor of biomedical ethics and moral theology at Immaculata College and teaches biomedical ethics at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center School of Nursing in Camden New Jersey. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Moral Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnwood, Pennsylvania. He represents the Diocese of Camden in:

• Pope John Paul II Consortium of Family Life Ministers
• New Jersey Association of Family Life Ministers
• New Jersey Task Force on Marriage Preparation.
• Bioethics Editor/Columnist: http://www.familylifeinstitute.org , web site for assisting families
• Co-Authored Christian Married Life Marriage Preparation Series
• Adjunct professor of Biomedical Ethics and Moral Theology at Immaculata College
• Formerly taught Biomedical Ethics at Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing in Camden New Jersey
• Author of Begotten Not Made: A Guide for the Pastoral Care of Couples Experiencing Infertility
• Contributor of articles on Family Life issues to various magazines and periodical.
• Coordinator/Organizer Truth & Meaning of Human Sexuality: A Conversation for the Third Millenium, a major symposium on the practical implications of the Pontifical Council for the Family’s document.
• Editor, Truth & Meaning of Human Sexuality: A Conversation for the Third Millenium, collection of the papers generated from symposium.

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The Painting

The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel by William Dyce.  Permission granted by Leicester City Museums Service, New Walk Museum, 53 New Walk, East Midlands, Leicester LE1 7EA.  The theme of "a sincere gift of self" is a profound economy of the meaning of married life and this painting expresses that theme perfectly.  For this reason is was chosen for the cover of the Christian Married Life series.

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Please be aware that another website is using the Family Life Institute and Dr. DiVietri's name without authorization.  Considering the nature of the website and the contents it links to we are not naming the imposter website or giving a link to it. The Family Life Institute is currently seeking what recourse it can take to stop the activities of the  website in question.

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