Marriage Programs Boost Community at St. Philip’s
For the past two years, St. Philip Neri Church in Bedford Park has served as the only church in the Bronx where couples can receive guided counselling — regardless of religious orientation — to focus on strengthening marital and family relations. "The program brings you closer to your spouse and closer to the church," said Madeline Saint-Cyr, who attended a St. Philip seminar with her fiancé, Clifford Saint-Cyr, prior to getting married. "It helped us focus on what really matters in a marriage – the two of us and God." The Saint-Cyrs are just one of the many couples who