Marriage as an important vocation in the church remains the legitimate basis for the continuity of life and human existence. This assertion presupposes that marriages should be successful. Success in marriage will depend to a very large extent on the understanding of marriage by couples and intending couples. It is for this reason that the 348-page book "Building Bridges in Your Marriage - A Guide to a Successful Home'' is an important reference document for successful marriages.
I make bold to say that this book is a complete, in-depth, well-researched, and educative narrative, a chronicle of a kind, written by a man with deep experience in marriage spanning over three decades and consummate passion as a Marriage Counselor.
I congratulate the Author, Dr. Alban Ndukwu Chinaka Onwuliri on his foresight, insight, diligence, courage, and uncommon painstakingness in writing this book. I must confess that this book is one of the best books I have read on marriage, marital relationships, and the family. It is indeed a treasure to behold!
I strongly recommend the book for every home with married couples, intending couples, marriage counselors, seminarians, and Priests.

Professor Ikechukwu N.S Dozie
Vice Chancellor
Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University Ideato, Imo State, Nigeria.

This book is written with a deep concern for all married couples especially the younger generation who seem not to understand their spouses even after many years in a marital relationship.
Though, various survey reports show millions of reasons why divorce has become a pleasurable act and marriage a mere social contract that they can revoke and walk away from any time they like especially when it becomes inconvenient for them.
The fact remains that no single individual or couple is ever happy with a failed relationship.

This guide has been written to help educate and correct this perception and show the direction for couples to follow. It has been divided into four (4) Sections comprising several chapters.

Section one deals with a general understanding of marriage. Section two deals with marriage in the Catholic Church while Section three deals with relationship management in the family and contains rich information on the basis and practicalities of human relationships. It gives a theological and biblical insight into marriage as a covenant and not a simple or social contract and the essence and importance of a healthy family rooted in love, peace, patience, unity, and understanding. The fourth Section deals with problems in marriage relationships and how you can build bridges and fill the cracks in your marriage to have your dream home.

It is believed that when these are well understood in the beginning, young and intending couples would have shielded themselves against the obstacles to a happy marriage, and thus, many marriages would have been saved from collapse and helped in preserving the integrity of the marriage institution and, by extension, the Christian family, the last bastion of hope for the ailing human society, and offering a guide, especially to young adults and marriage instructors.