Posted March 10, 2022

The Office for Hispanic Catholics will sponsor “Renovando el Amor” (“Renewing the Love”), a retreat for couples on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center, located at 3501 Solly Avenue in Philadelphia.

All married and engaged couples are welcome to participate in the sessions, which will be conducted in Spanish.

The retreat will include a Mass celebrated by Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Edward Deliman. Music will be provided by Divina Unción.

Guest speakers will be Dr. Ricardo Luzondo and Lucia Luzondo, J.D., co-founders and directors of Hispanic outreach at Marriage Building USA/ Construyendo Matrimonios USA. The Luzondos are also cofounders of Family Renewal Ministries, Inc. (Renovacion Familiar), a ministry dedicated to serving marriages and families in the United States, Latin America and Europe. The couple have worked extensively in the areas of laity, marriage, family life, youth, Hispanic ministry and parish life in various archdioceses in the United States. They have produced and presented hundreds of retreats, workshops, conferences, congresses, programs and courses in English and Spanish, and are contributors for several Catholic publishers in the United States.

The Luzondos also co-host the EWTN television series “Created to Love,” along with the weekly live radio show “In the Day to Day with Ricardo and Lucia,” which is broadcast on EWTN Global Catholic Radio in Spanish.

Registration for the retreat is $20. For more information, call 215-667-2820.