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When Forgiving Your Ex-Spouse Seems Impossible (Video)
I forgive you. Those three words are often very difficult to say out loud because when you do, you run the risk of feeling cheated. Where is the justice for... Read More
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Divorced, Two Kids, And Thankful
“What sound or noise do you love?” My favorite answer to that question is, “The sound of my children laughing.” There’s nothing more thrilling and happy than a... Read More
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Have You Recovered From Your Breakup? Take This Quiz
“How about a glass of wine?” my date inquired as we sat down at our table in the restaurant. “Uh…yes, sure.” I was nervous, but not because this... Read More
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What An Angry Anti-Catholic Taught Me About Mercy
At a recent signing for my book, The Catholic Guide To Dating After Divorce, I had an encounter with a very angry man I will never forget. As... Read More
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4 Tips For Divorced Catholics Who Believe They Are Called To Marriage
Not everyone who gets divorced intends to remarry, but in my personal experience, I did. I definitely had the desire to marry again because I had always believed my... Read More
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Two Ways To Bring Balance To Your Healing Process
On more than one occasion, I’ve heard different people suggest that if you’ve been through a divorce, you should allow three years of healing for every one year... Read More
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3 Powerful Ways To Help A Divorced Friend
I used to have a dream when I was going through my divorce that I had fallen into a pit of quicksand and was gradually, but steadily, sinking.... Read More
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Did You Know Bamboo Will Help You Heal After Divorce?
You don’t need to be religious to realize that our world has a design and an order. All you have to do is look around at nature and... Read More
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Wait, You Love Rush Too?!
How do you know when to take another chance on love? Especially when it’s for the second time? What happens when your worries and fears about the future... Read More
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Healing From Divorce Is Hard But Possible—Here’s How
For most people who go through a divorce, there is a grave sense of injustice. Not just for those who have been betrayed by infidelity, but for everyone... Read More
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How I Left An Abusive Relationship and Found Healing
I’m a long-time reader of Lisa Duffy, and while I sympathize with many of her articles, I feel that there is another perspective to divorce that doesn’t get... Read More
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7 Things Every Divorced Catholic Needs to Prepare for Holiday Madness
It’s October and change is in the air. Leaves are falling, evenings are cool and crisp, and the kids have gone back to school. That means the holidays... Read More
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So You Think You Can Date
In a world of reality shows with artists, athletes, and ordinary people competing to win, So You Think You Can Dance is one of the more popular shows... Read More
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4 Ways to Turn Holiday Dread Into A Positive Experience
One of the most difficult aspects of divorce is trying to get through the holidays gracefully. For some, it’s the first holiday season being divorced and part of... Read More
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How To Navigate Depression as a Dating Catholic
Depression is one of those things that can be hard to describe to someone who has never experienced it; rather like how it would be impossible to convey... Read More
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Don’t Back Down: God Will Bring Good Out Of Divorce
One of the many sad events of 2017 was the loss of rock legend, Tom Petty. Petty’s music was the cinematic score for much of my late high... Read More
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How Advent Gives Us a Second Chance
Being “made new” like the Grinch? Over the Thanksgiving holiday, back home in Montana with my family, we were flipping through channels at my grandparents’ house and found... Read More
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Don’t Just Read ‘A Christmas Carol’: Live It
I don’t have to summarize the plot of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, do I? Everyone knows the story of... Read More
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10 Ways You Can Help Someone Who Is Suffering Through Divorce
Most of the time, friends are unsure how to help during divorce. Divorce is a terribly lonely and alienating experience, and people who go through it need compassion... Read More
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What God Taught Me in the Wasteland After My Divorce
If you are anything like me, your divorce was a mixed bag of good and bad. It felt good to let go of the unhealthy relationship, but it... Read More
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