When contemplating divorce, do not assume your church will be against you. The Christian faiths understand that sometimes divorce is unavoidable. The role of the church is to help us find the peace and joy of the risen Lord.
It is possible to Divorce like a Christian while being true to your faith. For greater peace, follow the steps below.
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Step 1. Is Divorce Unavoidable For Me?
A Christian does not make a decision whether to divorce or not. A Christian DISCERNS whether or not to divorce. What does it mean to discern?
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Step 2. What Will My Church Think?
Why should you care what your church thinks when you know divorce is right for you? Bill wanted to divorce his wife, Lucy. They had been unhappy for a long time. There was no abuse, no affairs, they had just grown apart.
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Step 3. Navigating The Legal Process
Jim wanted to end his marriage, but he wanted to be fair to his wife. He didn’t hate her; she was the mother of his children; he wanted his kids to be okay when they were with her…
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4. Thrive After Divorce
Tammy was absolutely deflated, a mess after her divorce. She had hired a shark to make her husband pay. She didn’t get the results she wanted; he didn’t really seem to have to pay…
Can A Catholic divorce?
Wikipedia says the Church prohibits divorce. Wikipedia is wrong! The answer is difficult to understand, so no wonder why Wikipedia and so many Catholics are confused.
When Nancy went to confession about difficulties with her marriage, the priest told her to file for divorce. How could a priest do that? The Catechism of the Catholic Church, (CCC) 2383 states…
Divorce Like A Catholic
Scared or resentful about what the church will think of your divorce?
Tammy was struggling with how to move forward with her marriage of fifteen years. Her and her husband, Matt, fought so much, and sometimes she wondered if it was abusive. Everything Tammy tried to do to make things better just seemed to make things worse.
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Jim sees couples in their 60’s holding hands, looking amazingly happy together, and wishes he could experience that with his wife. He has been married fifteen years and has given up hope for that kind of happiness in his own marriage.
What does an attorney and mediator know and understand about these situations?
For this attorney and mediator, plenty because of my unique background.
Step 1. Is Divorce Unavoidable For Me?
A Christian does not make a decision whether to divorce or not. A Christian DISCERNS whether or not to divorce.
What does it mean to discern?
To figure out if the feelings we have, the voice inside our head, is coming from God, the devil, or ourselves….
Step 2. What Will My Church Think?
Bill wanted to divorce his wife, Lucy. They had been unhappy for a long time. There was no abuse, no affairs, they had just grown apart. They no longer had anything in common. Bill did not want to live his life like that any longer, so he divorced. He did not talk to anyone from the church because he assumed they would tell him not to. He felt guilty afterwards and stopped going to church…
Step 3. Navigating The Legal Process
Jim wanted to end his marriage, but he wanted to be fair to his wife. He didn’t hate her; she was the mother of his children; he wanted his kids to be okay when they were with her. Yet, he did not want to be taken advantage of either. Since he wanted to be reasonable, he was wondering if they could just work everything out on their own…
4. Thrive After Divorce
Tammy was absolutely deflated, a mess after her divorce. She had hired a shark to make her husband pay. She didn’t get the results she wanted; he didn’t really seem to have to pay. Yet she owes her attorney $20,000! She is also having such difficulty communicating with her ex about their children. There is turmoil and conflict…