Ages 14–19
Before Forever
Your Journey to True Love
Formation before the crisis hits. The wounds that cripple young adults in their twenties are forming right now. Before Forever intervenes while there's still time.
The Vision
Formation before the crisis hits
The wounds that cripple young adults in their twenties are forming right now in our high schools. Before Forever intervenes while teens are still in their formation window — building identity, teaching the language of self-gift, and forming hearts for authentic love before dating even begins.
Identity
Who am I? What am I made for? Discover your genius, your temperament, your God-given design.
Virtue
Courage beats comfort. Build the habits of heart that prepare you for lasting love.
Gift
The person you're becoming is the person someone will marry. Learn the language of self-donation.
Three ways to bring Before Forever home
Before Forever can live in a classroom, in parish youth ministry, or around a living room with parent leaders. The formation is the same mission, delivered in the context that fits your community.
Catholic School Curriculum
A semester-length formation program for Catholic high schools. 16 sessions building identity, virtue, and the capacity for authentic love. Facilitator manual, student guide, and parent companion included.
- • 16 sessions, 1–2 semesters
- • Facilitator training & certification
- • Student guides & parent resources
Parent-Led Home Formation
A host family opens their home, gathers 4–6 families, and leads fully scripted sessions that help parents and teens talk honestly about identity, love, and vocation.
- • 75-minute sessions built for living rooms
- • Parent prep sheets, teen activity sheets, and family cards
- • Manual ministry approval during pilot rollout
Parish Workshop Modules
Flexible, modular workshops for parish youth ministry, CYO, and diocesan programs. Same theological depth, adapted for 60–90 minute sessions with mixed-age groups.
- • Self-contained modules, no prerequisites
- • Single evening to full-year flexibility
- • Youth minister facilitator guide
Support and leadership layers
Parent Workshops
Three 1-hour sessions that bridge what your teen learns in Before Forever with conversations and habits you can reinforce at home.
Learn more →For LeadersFacilitator Training
Get trained and certified to deliver Before Forever in your school or parish. Full curriculum support, ongoing community, and partner portal access.
Learn more →Books
Books for Teens & Parents
Formation starts at home. These books equip teens with the foundation they need and give parents the tools to walk alongside them. Coming soon from Katie & Mike Palitto.
First Love
Teen's Guide to Dating
Katie Palitto, MS, CFC
For Teens · Ages 14–19
Katie meets teens where they are — identity, friendship, attraction, and the capacity for real love — with age-appropriate language and activities that build the foundation before the wounds set in.
Get on the waitlistBefore They Swipe
Forming Your Teen for Love in a Broken Dating World
Mike & Katie Palitto, MS, CFC
For Parents
Mike and Katie help parents understand what their kids are actually facing — the converging crisis, the digital landscape, the gender divide — and give them practical tools to form children who can date, discern, and love well.
Get on the waitlist“The person you're becoming is the person someone will marry.”
Before Forever Program
Your teens are learning about love somewhere. Make sure it's the truth.
We partner with Catholic schools, parishes, and dioceses to form the next generation for authentic love.
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