Workshops & Events
Support Groups
Online Catholic Divorce Support Group
You are not so different. Your story is not unlike everyone else. You are loved and deserving of community, connection, support, and hope. Bring your emotional, spiritual, physical, parental, and relationship struggles and receive experienced coaching and support. Listen to others who help us know that we all struggle , but we are all in this together.
The group meets twice per month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday on Zoom, beginning June 18, 2024. Join in on June 18 with no commitment. Email Carolyn Klika to receive the Zoom link at carolyn@aboundingjoyministry.com or call 608.547.9484.
Get more info or opt-in for 6 months here: Catholic Divorce Support Group 2X/Month Six Month Subscription
Retreats
What God Has Joined Retreat 2026
October 28 at 8:00 am – October 30 at 3:00 pm
A retreat for for separated or legally divorced Catholics looking to stay faithful to the vows made on your wedding day. Hosted by Catholics for Marriage Restoration (CFMR) and the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Find strength, hope, and solidarity at a retreat for separated and divorced men and women seeking to conform themselves to God’s truth and will for their lives. The retreat will feature daily Mass, Confession, Adoration, meals, and fellowship. An optional pilgrimage to Savannah for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs will follow the retreat.
Speakers: Fr. Jared Kleinwaechter, Kevin Sevcik, LPC, Dr. Christine Bacon, John Clark, Fr. Nathanael Block, JCL, Patrick Metts, LPC, Julian Saviano, JD
Cost: $60 per person
Contact Patrick Metts: pmetts@archatl.com, 404-920-7643
The Life-Giving Wounds online healing retreat is a unique opportunity for adult children of divorce or separation (ACODs) to reflect intentionally on the wounds caused by their family’s breakdown, together with others who know this pain. (See here for specific topics covered.)
Resources
Vincent Frese: Getting Divorced Catholics to Abundant Life
Daily inspirational blog
Divorced Catholic
Mission: Help get you started–and keep you going–on the path to recovery, rebuilding, and renewal from divorce by providing you with information, resources, and encouragement.
Faith Journey
Mission: Facilitate children’s healing through psychoeducation, Catholic teachings and partnerships with parents, so children build competencies and deepen their faith, thereby reducing future risks for divorce.
https://www.faithjourneys.org/meet-lynn
Mary’s Advocates
Mission: Strengthen marriage, uphold marriage against unilateral no-fault divorce, and support those who have been unjustly abandoned who remain faithful to their marriage.