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FINBARR M. CORR Ed.D was born in County Cavan, Ireland. He attended St. Patrick’s College Cavan for five years, followed by six years at the seminary, St Patrick’s College Carlow. He was ordained a priest in June 1960 and emigrated to New Jersey as a ‘missionary’ priest in August 1960. He resigned the priesthood in June 1988 and married Laurie Hutton. He initiated his own Marriage and Family counseling program called Partners in Change, providing counseling for couples and families from parishes and student assistance programs for Catholic high schools. He is the author of eight books and lives on Cape Cod, MA with his wife Laurie and spends winters in Fort Meyers Fl.
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