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| Resources - History History and Philosophy of Worldwide Marriage Encounter Compiled by Jack & Karen Baker The history of Worldwide Marriage Encounter amazes us. How could a 1952 theory of Fr. Gabriel Calvo, a priest in Spain, grow into a world wide organization of financially unpaid couples and priests? Our history is complete with unsung heroes and phenomenally blessed leaders. But, like so many other stories passed from one generation to the next, our history has some inconsistencies. We believed through the years of our involvement that Fr. Chuck Gallagher attended the first weekend in Notre Dame following 1967 Christian Family Movement Convention. We also had heard that the first “reach out” outside of the New York / New Jersey area had been to Grand Forks, North Dakota. Actually, Fr. Gallagher attended either the third or fourth weekend presented by Jamie & Arleen Whelan and Father Frank Heinan in the New Jersey area. Also, one of the first weekends after Notre Dame was given in Miami and the weekend may have made it to Sioux City, Iowa before it was presented in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This started me (Jack) on a quest to gather as much written documentation about our history and to compile into one document. I am not the first person to compile the history of Worldwide Marriage Encounter but of those that I have read I have found some conflicting or missing data. It seems logical that such a document should be stored in the WWME Electronic Resource Library. So, if you have interests about the history of Worldwide Marriage Encounter follow this link to The History and Philosophy of Worldwide Marriage Encounter. For the sake of accuracy, I ask your assistance. If you have any written documentation of the growth of Worldwide Marriage Encounter from it’s beginnings as Matrimonial Conjugal in Spain, through the transition from National Marriage Encounter to Worldwide Marriage Encounter, please email to or send the information to the following address: Jack & Karen Baker
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