Colleen M. Donohoe was born and raised just North of Boston, the youngest of 7 children. She is the proud "Auntie" to 17 nieces and nephews and 5 great nieces and nephews who bring tremendous joy to her life! For the past 25 years, Colleen has served in a variety of roles in the Archdiocese of Boston, primarily as a Catholic Educator. After spending many years as a theology teacher and campus minister, she currently serves as the Associate Superintendent of Catholic Identity and Respect Life Educator for the Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Schools. It is a great honor and blessing for Colleen to continue little Christina Dangond's legacy to "Build the Faith" wherever and however God calls.
Christine Dufresne has been a Promised Pauline Cooperator for 9 years. Originally from New Bedford, MA, she served at a mission in Kentucky for 16 months before moving back to MA where she currently lives in Norwood. In addition to being a foster parent, she has been working with children in various ways for the past 25 years, helping with the children's program on retreats and with the Holy Family Institute group in Boston, and currently works as a paraprofessional in a classroom for students with Autism in the public school system. She serves as a Eucharistic minister in her home parish of St. Catherine’s in Norwood. She recently graduated with her Bachelor's in Psychology/Human Services and has celebrated the second anniversary of adopting her sweet 11 year old little lady from foster care. God is Good!!!
Dulce Soler, PhD, was born in Tarragona, Spain. She grew up in Madrid in a Catholic family with 8 brothers. She drifted from the church while in graduate school in the US. She considers herself very fortunate to have been invited back and to continue to discover the treasure, wisdom and beauty of our faith.
Dulce is a biologist who works in pharmaceutical R&D developing medicines for various diseases.
Fr. Ed was ordained to the priesthood in May 2000 for the Archdiocese of Boston. He held three different parish assignments in the Archdiocese from 2000-2010 before his appointment to the Faculty of Saint John’s Seminary as Dean of Men and Director of Pastoral Formation from 2010-2022. In 2022, Fr. Ed was appointed Chaplain to the Catholic School Office, and then Administrator of Sacred Heart Parish in Waltham, MA. In 2025, he was appointed Rector of the Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine in Wakefield, while remaining the Spiritual Director & Liaison for the Office for Homeschooling for the Archdiocese of Boston, and Spiritual Director for the World Apostolate of Fatima within the Archdiocese. He is a perpetually professed member of the Institute of Jesus the Priest of the Pauline Family.
Fr. Michael Harrington, a native of Swampscott, MA, is a Catholic Priest for the Archdiocese of Boston, and Currently the Pastor of St. Mary’s of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Cambridge. In the past he served as The Director of the Office of Cultural Diversity for the Archidiocese of Boston and is currently a Consecrated member of the Institute of Jesus the Priest (the Pauline Family).
Paula Gómez Victorica was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a contemplative nun of the Order of St. Benedict for 20 years. She has lived in Massachusetts since 2001. Paula is a Certified Spiritual Director. She is now studying for a Post-Master's Certificate in Ignatian Spirituality at the Clough School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College. She currently teaches Biblical Spirituality in asynchronous online courses at the same School. She serves as Director of the Faith Formation Program at St. Ignatius Parish, Chestnut Hill, MA, and also coordinates the Hispanic Community.
Deb Egan grew up in a Catholic family. Throughout her adult life, she has participated as a church volunteer in many capacities, including teaching Religious Education, being a Eucharistic Minister and Lector, Ministering to the elderly and homebound, and Facilitating Small Faith Groups. She has been trained by Evangelical Catholic and became a member of the Build the Faith Team in April of 2017.
Fernando Dangond, MD, was born in Colombia, South America. He and his wife, Monica, live in Weston, MA, and have been blessed with two sons Daniel and David and a beautiful daughter, Christina (the inspiration behind Build the Faith) who left to be with the Lord 7 years ago.
Dr. Dangond, is a neurologist and scientist who works for a pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat devastating neurological diseases.
Monica Lacouture was born and raised in Colombia, South America. She moved to the United States in 1995, where she and her husband, Fernando, married and were blessed with three children—Daniel, David, and Christina, whose unwavering faith became the inspiration behind Build the Faith.
Although raised Catholic and educated in parochial schools, Monica describes much of her adult life as that of a "lukewarm" Catholic. That changed unexpectedly in late 2012 when she attended a retreat and had a profound personal encounter with Jesus. She had no idea at the time how much she would come to rely on this renewed faith just three months later, when her daughter Christina was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Throughout Christina's battle, Monica’s faith deepened, sustained by her daughter's extraordinary trust in Jesus. In 2016, inspired by Christina’s unwavering faith, Monica and Fernando founded Build the Faith. As President of the organization, Monica feels blessed to carry forward Christina’s legacy, spreading faith and hope to others.