"I do not promise to make you happy in this world but in the other." - Our Lady of Lourdes
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes!
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Christine Meert
I was born and raised in Burgundy, France. Good wine and good food reign, but the the region is also deeply rooted in Christianity. The number of beautiful roman churches and chapels is amazing. I am number four of five kids: three girls and two boys. I was raised in a practicing Catholic family. I married Christian in 1977 in Burgundy in an 11th century church. We have five beautiful daughters. Two of them still live in France and three are in the US with us. Our two eldest daughters are married, one in Denver, one in France, and each have five children so far. Our third daughter is currently expecting her first baby. After fifteen years in the Catholic Community of the Beatitudes, we dedicated ourselves to the ministry towards the engaged. We have been the Directors of the Office of Marriage and Family Life for the Diocese of Colorado Springs since 2005. We became American citizens in 2010 and now have dual citizenship: French and American. I love to take pictures and to scrapbook, I love drawing and crafts (salt-dough is my best!), hiking and gardening. I am the computer geek for our organization.
Happy Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul!
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor.' - Saint Paul
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Prayer is powerful! It fills the earth with mercy, it makes the Divine clemency pass from generation to generation. ~ Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Happy feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe!
Happy feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, one of Agape Catholic Ministries Patron Saints. https://www.catholicmarriageprep.com/about/our-patron-saints St. Maximilian used the most modern media of his time to proclaim the Good News, and we try to follow in his footsteps,...
He is Risen! Alleluia!
Happy and blessed Easter!
Love becomes a triumph
Below is the incredibly touching testimonial of a young French lady who, with her fiancé, chose abstinence until their wedding. It didn't come naturally to her, though. After high-school, she had fallen into prostitution to make ends meet. She had been raped several...
Stop Domestic Violence
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Advent and Christmas Traditions from Our Family to Yours
Tis the season we all come together around a beautifully lit tree to pray before a nativity scene. Some of us even have a family Advent wreath, sing Christmas carols and more. But it is our unique family traditions that truly imprint the magic and beauty of the season...
How is this going to happen – Part II
“Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.” Acts 9:6. Archbishop Chaput asked three things from the Community: do something for families, share the beauty of the liturgy and teach on the Jewish roots of our faith. Christian and I took the...
How is this going to happen? Part I
We are often asked what brought us to the United States. The short answer is, “The Catholic Church.” There’s a lot more to the story than that, of course. Here is how it happened. In September of 1990, we entered into the Catholic Community of the Beatitudes, in the...