Ages 20–39
True Love
More Than Just a Date
Dating is broken — it is not your fault. You're not bad at love — you were never taught. True Love is FAFE's formation path for Catholic young adults: workshops that heal wounds, build self-knowledge, and prepare you for the love God designed you for.
The Young Adult Journey
Know yourself. Possess yourself. Give yourself.
You're not bad at love — you were never formed for it. True Love builds the three capacities every person needs before they can love well: self-knowledge, self-possession, and the freedom to give yourself fully in your vocation.
Know
Who are you — really? Identity in Christ, attachment patterns, the feminine and masculine genius. Self-knowledge is the foundation of every vocation.
Possess
Freedom isn't the absence of desire — it's the mastery of it. Owning your story, integrating your wounds, and building the interior strength to choose well.
Give
Love is a total gift of self. When you know who you are and possess yourself freely, you become capable of the love God designed you for — in marriage, religious life, or whatever He calls you to.
Workshops
Theology of Dating
A workshop experience for Catholic young adults.
Co-facilitated by Mike & Katie Palitto
Dating is Broken Series
Be Known
- Why Is This So Hard?
- Your Phone Rewired Your Heart
- You Can’t Afford to Love
Be Chosen
- Where Did Everyone Go?
- The Wound She Carries
- The Wound He Carries
Be Given
- Seeing the Person
- Breaking the Loop
- Go Love Somebody
In-Person Community
Sunday Group Date gives True Love a shared table, not just a classroom.
Workshops form the heart. Sunday Group Date gives that formation a place to breathe in real life: meet at Mass, gather after, and let connection happen in a Catholic community setting that feels natural.
It is designed for young adults who want a faithful, low-pressure way to meet people without the noise of swipe culture or the awkwardness of forced pairings.
First Sunday
A consistent monthly rhythm makes it easy to show up again and bring a friend.
Faith First
Mass anchors the meetup, so the shared center is already clear before anyone heads to brunch.
City by City
Featured metros and meetup spots create a guided experience instead of leaving people to figure it out alone.
The Book
Dating is Broken
The book that names what no one else will — why dating is broken, why it's not your fault, and what Catholic young adults can actually do about it.
Dating is Broken
It's Not Your Fault
Katie Palitto, MS, CFC
For Young Adults · Ages 20–39
You're not bad at love — maybe you were never taught.
Katie leads young adults through the 7+1 crisis model, Theology of the Body, wound healing, and the interior life of prayer — formation for becoming capable of love, not just finding it.
This isn't another dating advice book. It's the formation you never got — the one that changes how you see yourself, how you heal, and how you finally become ready for the love God designed you for.
By Katie Palitto, MS, CFC · Coming Soon
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