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A Catholic's Guide to Finding the Perfect Spouse ...with 101 Simple Questions

Thomas L. McFadden (Jr.)

Stop wasting time! Get to know the person you are dating in a quick and efficient manner with these "101 Simple Questions." Finding the right spouse is very important for happiness, marriage stability, and ultimately, your quest for Eternal Life. But finding that “one” or just the right person seems to be getting harder and harder today. Whether dating in person or online, it’s very important to know what to talk about, and what questions to ask, to get to the heart of the matter. This very useful booklet will greatly help single Catholics in their quest for the perfect spouse. Save time, money, and mental and emotional anguish by using these insightful questions.

Some questions include: How is your relationship with your father? Your mother? Your siblings? Extended family? Grandparents? How is your mental health? Worried about a lot of things? Anxious? Depressed? Self-loathing? Confident? Problems from the past? Therapy? Is it important to “dress up” for Mass? To tithe 10% to the Church? Veil or no veil? Skirts or pants? Front of Church or back? Sing during Mass? Sign of peace? Kneeling/Standing for Communion? On the tongue/hand? Who holds children in Mass? Snacks or religious books for kids during Mass? Crawling under the pews? Holding hands together? Singing during Mass? And 98 more! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

“I wholeheartedly welcome this publication. Tom McFadden has catalogued a complete – as complete as I could imagine – list of questions for a man and woman to ask in contemplating the faithful, lifelong, and procreative union which is marriage and its incomparable fruit, family life. His book is a down-to-earth and faith-inspired help to all who want to understand more completely the grace of Holy Matrimony.” — Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

"[Tom's] book provides more than 100 essential and thought-provoking questions that will help you to not only learn more about your partner, but will help them to learn what matters most to you as well! — Jason Evert, Catholic Author and Chastity Speaker

"Tom McFadden has done something invaluable here, by giving couples a roadmap, a practical guide filled with the kinds of questions that need to be asked before stepping up to the altar…This book…helps couples build marriages that last." — Patrick Madrid, Catholic Author, Speaker, and Relevant Radio Host

"I recommend this work for anyone who is discerning God’s call to marriage and family life." — Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Arlington, VA

“Tom’s new book is a ‘must read’ for anyone serious about discerning a vocation to married life, which starts with what Catholics used to call Christian courtship. This book needs to be in the hands of all couples who are serious about doing marriage right.” - Michael J. Matt, Editor, The Remnant Newspaper

"[This] book is also a great asset for priests as they prepare couples for marriage and have them think through the relationship more deeply.” – Very Rev. Paul D. Scalia, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, Arlington, VA

“Based on 33 years of marriage and countless conversations with married, engaged, and dating couples, this book can be an indispensable aid to finding just the right spouse...I highly recommend this book.” – Bishop James Conley, Lincoln, NE

"This is 'Dating 101' for anyone serious about what Tom McFadden calls 'interviewing your date for the position of spouse.'" –Patrick J. Reilly, President, The Cardinal Newman Society

“This practical and frank guide will be helpful to those who want a happy and holy marriage – which begins by choosing a compatible, complementary, and suitable spouse to be equally yoked for life.” — Rev. Zachary Akers, FSSP, Director of Development, North American Province

GenresSelf-HelpRelationshipsDatingMarriageMate Seeking

43 pages

English edition · First published 2024 by Independently published · ISBN 9798324009885

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