Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage: A 33-Day Self-Guided Retreat for Catholic Couples

The ultimate goal for the Christian life is heaven, but what path should a couple take to get there?

Dan and Amber DeMatte, who have worked together in youth and family ministry for more than fifteen years, believe it’s holiness―living as Jesus did.

Giving and receiving love and living for the sake of others―especially your spouse and children―will help you achieve holiness, the DeMattes say. You can even find holiness in the everyday tasks of marriage and family life such as doing the dishes, changing diapers, and cleaning up messes.

In The Three Secrets to Holiness in Marriage, the DeMattes walk you through a thirty-three -day retreat that culminates in consecrating your marriage to Christ. They will help you achieve perfect love for each other, your family, and God by incorporating the virtues of poverty, chastity, and obedience into your life. This retreat will help you fall deeper in love with Christ, your spouse and children, and the world God calls you to serve.

Each chapter includes discussion questions and a prayer for couples.

Dan DeMatte is a Catholic speaker, retreat leader, and youth minister who founded and serves as executive director of the Damascus Catholic Mission Campus, the home of Catholic Youth Summer Camp where he previously served as director of evangelization.

He earned a bachelor's degree in theology and philosophy from Ohio Dominican University and received a master’s degree in theology from Pontifical College Josephinum in 2015. From 2005 to 2011, DeMatte founded and was the program director of Jesus Jams, a monthly event for high school students. He also served as a DRE and youth minister for 10 years at the parish level.

DeMatte was one of the stars of the 2006 A&E reality show God or the Girl, which followed his discernment to the priesthood or married life. He has appeared on EWTN, The Today Show, Larry King Live, and The View. He is the cohost of EWTN radio’s Encounter. DeMatte’s book Holiness Revolution is part of Matthew Kelly's Dynamic Catholic program.

Dan lives with his wife Amber and their children in Columbus, Ohio.

Amber DeMatte speaks at parish missions and women's conferences and volunteers in youth ministry at her parish, with her husband Dan's Holiness Revolution events, and at Catholic Youth Summer Camp. She works at home raising their children.

DeMatte earned a bachelor’s degree from Franciscan University in Steubenville. She has been a guest on EWTN's Life on the Rock and Encounter.

The DeMattes live in Columbus, Ohio