Ministry for Adult Children of Divorce

It is good that you are here. Dealing with our parents' divorce is not easy, but confronting this wound with faith can allow us to find great healing. We hope that you will become part of our supportive community and receive the many graces available through this ministry.  Welcome.

"Life-Giving Wounds: Pastoral Ministry for Adult Children of Divorce" with Alex Wolfe

Alex Wolfe presented on "Life-Giving Wounds: Pastoral Ministry for Adult Children of Divorce" at our August 3, 2020 Theology on Tap. Wolfe works for the Diocese of Arlington's Office of Marriage, Family, and Respect Life. He is an alumnus of the Life-Giving Wounds retreat and now serves as a retreat leader.

On-Going Support

Registration is now OPEN for our 2022 Zoom Book Club. We will meet on Wednesday evenings from April 20 - May 25, from 7:45-8:45 pm EDT, and we will read selections of Primal Loss: the Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak, edited by Leila Miller. There is no cost to participate in this club. If you are interested, register now and order the book or access it for free at https://www.leilamiller.net/digitalbook

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Further Reading

Please follow the links below for further reading. The first document is a list of books and podcasts which are more specific to the wound of parental divorce. The second is a list of more general spiritual writings which will be just as helpful in your journey.

Reading List for Adult Children of Divorce

Spiritual Writings for Adult Children of Divorce

Larger Community

We are proud to be the Arlington Chapter of Life-Giving Wounds: Catholic Ministry to Adult Children of Divorce. We encourage you to get connected to the larger community of adult children of divorce who are seeking healing by following them here: https://www.facebook.com/lifegivingwounds and https://www.lifegivingwounds.org