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March for Life

CFC Gift of Life Ministry Stand up for Life 2012 March for Life Highlights Couples for Christ was at the forefront of yesterday’s March for Life in Ottawa. Pro-lifers from all over Canada and from the US came out in great numbers to make their voices heard and make a stand towards respect for life and for an end to abortion. A bus load of more than 50 members from Couples for Christ and its Family Ministries from GTA who were joined by members from Ottawa and Montreal met and (continue reading...)

Gift of Life Conference

IN HIS DIVINE IMAGE Highlights from 2012 CFC-GOL Conference The 2012 Couples for Christ – Gift of Life Conference held last Saturday, April 21, at the Canada Christian Colleges was a huge success. Katrina Zeno, a renowned international speaker on Theology of the Body, presented the teaching of Pope John Paul II in a way that was very clear, enlightening and captivating. The audience of more than 600 went home with a renewed understanding of God’s divine plan of life for (continue reading...)

Meet Your National Council

  NATIONAL DIRECTOR Name Gregorio “Greg” Barranta Parillas Spouse Teresita “Tess” Villanueva Parillas Member November 1993, CFC in at Sacred Heart Church, Bahrain, Middle East Children Mary Grace, Mary Anne, Michael and Matthew Work Senior Accountant at Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta Present Service National Director of Canada National Council ANCOP Treasurer and CFC Execom member Past Service Former Area Director of CFC (continue reading...)

IC Advent Message

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings of peace in Christ! Advent is here, which means Christmas is just a few weeks away. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia  on NewAdvent.org, the word “Advent” finds its roots in the Latin word  ad-venio, which means “to come to.” This is exactly what we do at Advent — we prepare ourselves “to come to” our Lord Jesus, born in a manger on Christmas.  For us in CFC, Advent is also a time of grace; of reflecting upon God’s (continue reading...)

"What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
Matthew 10:9 (RSV)