--- title: "3-2-1 Liftoff: Our Catholic Marriage Advice Book Has Launched!" description: "Dr. Manny and Karee Santos share their big, Big, BIG news about the launch of their book, The Four Keys to Everlasting Love: How Your Catholic Marriage Can Bring You Joy for a Lifetime, just published" --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2016/04/19/3-2-1-lift-off-catholic-marriage-advice-book-launched#) # 3-2-1 Liftoff: Our Catholic Marriage Advice Book Has Launched! Apr 19, 2016 8:00:31 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) ![CatholicMom four keys launch graphic](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CatholicMom-four-keys-launch-graphic.jpg?width=720&height=340&name=CatholicMom-four-keys-launch-graphic.jpg) Years of work have culminated in this moment, and we couldn't be happier! Ave Maria Press just published [The Four Keys to Everlasting Love](https://www.avemariapress.com/product/1-59471-603-X/The-Four-Keys-to-Everlasting-Love/), the Catholic marriage advice book that my husband Manuel Santos M.D. and I wrote, and our names are up in lights (metaphorically speaking) on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Four-Keys-Everlasting-Love-Catholic/dp/159471603X/) and [Barnes & Noble](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-four-keys-to-everlasting-love-manuel-p-santos-md/1122818768?ean=9781594716034). Thank you, thank you, thank you for following us on this journey and for being so supportive. We didn't want this book to be just about communication or parenting or sexuality, and we certainly didn't want this book to be just about us, our six kids, and my husband's four brain tumors (although that's all in there!) We wanted *The Four Keys to Everlasting Love* to offer readers faith-filled advice on the most crucial issues facing families today. So we included a chapter on every one of the following twelve topics: - personality differences, - sacramentality, - dealing with in-laws, - work/life balance, - finances, - community service, - sexuality, - fertility, - special family circumstances, - parenting, - prayer, and - imitating the Holy Family. And we organized everything around the four keys to everlasting love: faithfulness, freedom, fruitfulness, and a total gift of self. ## Check out our awesome Table of Contents! **Part I    CALLED TO BE FAITHFUL AND FORGIVING** **Chapter 1    **Turning Two into One: How to Overcome the Differences That Divide You **Chapter 2**    Turning Good Marriages into Pathways to Glory: It’s a Sacrament; It’s a Vocation; It’s a Road Map to Heaven! **Chapter 3**    Turning Union into Communion: Extending Your Love to Your In-Laws and Beyond **Part II    CALLED TO BE FREE** **Chapter 4**    Turning Meaningless Drudgery into Meaningful Work: How to Prioritize God, Family, and Work **Chapter 5**    Turning Ownership into Stewardship: Six Tips for Trouble-Free, God-Centered Finances **Chapter 6**    Turning Inaction into Action: Families at the Service of Other Families **Part III    CALLED TO BE FRUITFUL** **Chapter 7**    Turning Spouses into Life-Giving Lovers: The Creative Power of Sex **Chapter 8**    Turning the Fear of Fertility into a Total Gift of Self: Finding a Better Alternative to Artificial Birth Control and IVF **Chapter 9**    Turning Challenges into Channels of Grace: Big Families, Special-Needs Kids, Adopting, Fostering, and Stepparenting **Part IV    CALLED TO LOVE TOTALLY AND FOREVER** **Chapter 10**    Turning Children into Adults: Forming Your Children’s Bodies, Minds, and Souls in Christ **Chapter 11**    Turning Our Homes into Places of Prayer: The Eternal Consequences of Everyday Family Life **Chapter 12**    Turning into a Happier, Holier Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Can Show You How ## And check out our amazing endorsements (#grateful)! **"Practical yet spiritually rich."** > --From the foreword by Christopher West, Author of *Good News about Sex and Marriage* **"An instant, classic, go-to resource."** >  --Sarah Reinhard, Catholic author, speaker, and blogger **"Not to be missed!"** >  --Lisa Mladinich, Author of the *Be An Amazing Catechist* series **"An invitation to heroic virtue."** > --Stephanie Calis, Catholic blogger and author of *Invited: The Ultimate Catholic Wedding Planner * **"Very appealing."** > --Rev. Nicholas Zientarski, Dean of Students, St. Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York  ******************************* We hope you love it as much as we do. 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