Divorce Recovery Blog: Faith, Healing & Catholic Clarity

Your First Christmas After Divorce: A Catholic Guide

Your First Christmas After Divorce: A Catholic ...

Lisa Duffy

If this is your first Christmas since your divorce, please hear this before anything else: You're not doing it wrong. The season that's supposed to feel warm and joyful can...

Your First Christmas After Divorce: A Catholic ...

Lisa Duffy

If this is your first Christmas since your divorce, please hear this before anything else: You're not doing it wrong. The season that's supposed to feel warm and joyful can...

A man reading a document titled Annulment Questionnaire by lamplight

The Catholic Annulment Process: What to Expect,...

Lisa Duffy

I'm not a priest, canon lawyer or tribunal official. This is a general overview based on the U.S. bishops' explanation. Every diocese has its own forms and timelines, so please...

The Catholic Annulment Process: What to Expect,...

Lisa Duffy

I'm not a priest, canon lawyer or tribunal official. This is a general overview based on the U.S. bishops' explanation. Every diocese has its own forms and timelines, so please...

A woman resting her chin on her hand, looking thoughtfully out a window

Is an Annulment a "Catholic Divorce"? What Ever...

Lisa Duffy

If the word "annulment" makes your stomach tighten, you're not alone. In more than 25 years of helping divorced Catholics find healing, I've heard the same worries again and again....

Is an Annulment a "Catholic Divorce"? What Ever...

Lisa Duffy

If the word "annulment" makes your stomach tighten, you're not alone. In more than 25 years of helping divorced Catholics find healing, I've heard the same worries again and again....

Graphic reading '4 Things Divorced Catholics Want You to Know' beside a man and a woman praying with a rosary

4 Things Divorced Catholics Want You To Know

Lisa Duffy

Do you know someone who is divorced and Catholic? If so, there are four important things they really want you to know—but probably would never say to your face. I've...

4 Things Divorced Catholics Want You To Know

Lisa Duffy

Do you know someone who is divorced and Catholic? If so, there are four important things they really want you to know—but probably would never say to your face. I've...

A priest standing beside a large document stamped 'Denied' from a Catholic Church Tribunal, in a church sanctuary

Is The Church Being Unfair? Or Is Your Ex?

Lisa Duffy

Is the Church being unfair? If you don't receive a decree of nullity, Lisa Duffy thinks the wrong person is often being blamed. She's going to say something that may...

Is The Church Being Unfair? Or Is Your Ex?

Lisa Duffy

Is the Church being unfair? If you don't receive a decree of nullity, Lisa Duffy thinks the wrong person is often being blamed. She's going to say something that may...

A priest lifting the Host at an altar while worshippers and a friar kneel, with the text '33 Years Later: St. Francis Novena Day 9'

Day 9 Novena to St. Francis for Divorced Catholics

Lisa Duffy

Today is the final day of our Novena to St. Francis for Divorced Catholics. And during this time that we've been praying together, I've shared with you a lot of...

Day 9 Novena to St. Francis for Divorced Catholics

Lisa Duffy

Today is the final day of our Novena to St. Francis for Divorced Catholics. And during this time that we've been praying together, I've shared with you a lot of...