CRYSTAL
In 1991, Kevin and I attended a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend that changed our lives. Though we had attended the required Marriage Preparation program in the Archdiocese of Chicago before our wedding, it wasn’t until we attended the married couple retreat weekend five years into our marriage (and when we were already struggling) that we heard for the first time that God had a plan for our marriage that was very different from the world’s plan.
We learned communication techniques that helped rebuild our trust in each other. We learned that love is a decision, not a feeling. We heard that God’s desire is for us to be passionately in love with each other, and that He is right there with us with the graces to make it happen. As a result, we felt a calling to share this good news with other couples. We realized that the opportunity to live in love throughout the many seasons of marriage was being ignored, for the most part, by the Church at large. Shortly thereafter, we began facilitating weekend retreats for other married couples, becoming actively involved in promoting the sanctity and health of married relationships.
Crystal and Kevin Sullivan
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