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6 MARCH 7-13, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese America's best choice for aordable travel since 1967! Travel with other Catholics! Call for Details! 877-230-1381 Please mention promo code EC0961 Autumn Leaves Tour Hosted by Father Dan Gerres 14 days from $1649* Departs September 20, 2015. Start in Philadelphia and enjoy a sightseeing tour. Then your scenic journey begins offering colorful vistas through Amish Country to Gettysburg. Travel north with a stop at the Corning Museum of Glass into Ontario and awe-inspiring Niagara Falls for two nights! Return to upstate New York where you will board a cruise through the 1000 Islands; drive through the six-million-acre civilized wilderness of the Adirondack region, stop in Lake Placid and then into the forest area of New England: The White Mountains, including Franconia Notch State Park and New Hampshire. Stop at Flume Gorge then continue east to York county, Maine. Next drive along the New England coast to Boston, with a city tour; visit Plymouth and Cape Cod for two nights. Proceed to Newport, Rhode Island, including a tour of one of the famous mansions en route to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lastly tour New York City seeing all the major sights of the "Big Apple." Mass will be celebrated some days on tour. Y our Chaplain is Father Dan Gerres from Wilmington, DE, where he served as a parish priest for 48 years. He is currently active in the church community. This will be his 9 th trip with YMT. * PPDO. Plus $159 tax/service/government fees. Alternate September - October departure dates available. Seasonal charges may apply. Add-on airfare available. Open: Sun-Thur 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri & Sat 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Get Your Fish Here On Fridays British Style Fish & Chips Sundays: Kids Eat FREE / Tilapia Tuesdays: $1.00 per piece / Wednesdays: Senior Discount! 1311 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 720-570-5103 2175 Sheridan (Sloan's Lake) Edgewater, CO 80214 303-232-2128 5325 E. Colfax Denver, CO 80220 303-333-4551 www.gbfishandchips.com Thinking about a will? Request a free Wills Kit from CRS. Learn what you need to know before you see an attorney. 1-800-235-2772 CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES Giving hope to a world of need. F or struggling couples stuck in a world unsupportive of their life- long commitment, the Augustine Institute has an answer. In a newly-released 12-episode DVD series called "Beloved—Finding Happi- ness in Marriage," sta" from the institute worked with couples and experts to uncover the mystery and meaning of marriage—and how to make it last. "We're looking at what is really love," said Edward Sri, content director of the series and professor at the institute. "Many people think love is just a feeling and a few years into your marriage you realize you don't have those warm fuzzy feelings. … Love is much more than a feel- ing. It's a choice. It's a commitment for the good of the other. We talk about how to live that commitment." The breakdown of marriage is a central topic in the Church, especially this year as she prepares for the ordinary synod of bishops in October. The gathering at the Vatican will address topics on marriage and family. "Oftentimes the Church focuses on marriage prep but the synod says we need to help couples with the ongoing living of marriage," he said. "You can't just pre- pare them, get them to the altar, and then say good luck after that." Sri said this DVD series is designed to help couples prepare for marriage and help married couples—whether married one year or 20 years—to enrich their bond. Workbooks tailored for couples or marriage prep leaders guide them through the series divided into two parts. The fi rst part addresses the theology of marriage. "We show how our individual love story is meant to be caught up in the largest love story of God's love for us," Sri explained. "That's really what the sacrament of mar- riage is all about." Couples may ask fundamental ques- tions about why marriage is needed. "Deep on the human heart is a desire to love and be loved. We want a lasting love. The only arena setting for this kind of relationship in where I can really be vulnerable like that and give myself to someone and then be received by some- one in a total way … is in the lifelong commitment of marriage." The second part focuses on the prac- ticalities of marriage. Dozens of couples appear on the video to share their own joys, suffering, trials and triumphs. Insights on communication skills and confl ict are given, including the need for virtue to protect the bond of marriage. "We get into the real messiness of real married life," said Sri, who's been married for 15 years. "We talk about the challenge to lay down your life on a day-to-day basis." The series is meant to give a model for marriage and witness to the hope couples can have regardless of the trials they may face, he said. "Beloved" is the next of a series under Symbolon, a DVD series on the basics of knowing and living the Catholic faith. Symbolon is being used for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and faith studies in more than 3,000 parishes and in 12 countries across the world. The "Beloved" 12-episode DVD set is sold for $149.95 at the institute or online at LighthouseCatholicMedia.org. "We want to give people hope that no matter what troubles they may face or trials that come, they can have a great marriage. And God can help them," Sri said. BY NISSA LAPOINT 303-715-3138 nissa.lapoint@archden.org www.twitter.com/DenCathNissa New DVD series helps strengthen marriages BELOVED "Beloved—Finding Hap- piness in Marriage" augustineinstitute.org/ beloved One couple's wedding day is shown during the Augustine Institute's new DVD series called "Beloved-Finding Happiness in Marriage." The series is meant to help prepare engaged couples for marriage or long-time married couples enrich their bond.

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