Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola

Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola are the founders and directors of Life-Giving Wounds, a Catholic apostolate serving adult children of divorce or separation. They met at the John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C., and now live with their two young daughters and a cat in Bowie, Maryland.

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