Ministering to the Married

Guiding Couples in Love and Intimacy Monica Ortega

Talking about sex and intimacy in marriage can be challenging—but it’s also essential. In this webinar, Monica Ortega, coauthor of Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse, will explore how ministry leaders can integrate spiritual and human formation when addressing the topic of lovemaking. They’ll offer insights on fostering open, faith-filled conversations between spouses and encourage leaders to start these sometimes difficult but necessary discussions. Most importantly, they’ll reassure ministers that they don’t need to have all the answers—they just need the courage to accompany couples as they navigate intimacy and romance. Join us for a conversation that will equip you to support marriages with wisdom, honesty, and grace.

About the Presenter

Monica Ortega is a math teacher for the Imago Dei Classical Academy, a middle school youth minister, cohost of the Two Become Family podcast, and an author. Ortega earned a bachelor’s degree in math and education from Western Connecticut State University and a master of education degree in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education. Together with her husband Renzo, their testimonies of faith, marriage, and parenting have been featured by the National Catholic Register, the Knights of Columbus documentary St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father, and Catholic Market, Augustine Institute’s online store. Ortega lives in Connecticut with her husband, Renzo, and their five children.