Self-esteem and Divorce
by Joanne Maddeford,
Facilitator of Divorce Recovery Programs
Diocese of London (Fall 2002)
?ÄúSeparation and divorce can have a traumatic effect on our self-esteem The mental picture we hold of ourselves is the key to our personality and behaviour. We tend to feel and act according to what our experiences have led us to believe is true...?Äù Inner Spirit Book Group
by Patricia Serafini
Diocese of Hamilton (Fall 2002)
?ÄúAbout 2 yrs ago, I was taking a program through the Hamilton Diocese called "Reconnecting." It signalled the end of a 2 year journey that I had gone through, that of joining support groups for the Separated and Divorced. I had come a long way from that scared, lonely person...?Äù Inner Bonding
by Ms. Suzanne Lafleur
Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall (Fall 2002)
?ÄúINNER BONDING is a transformational six-step spiritual pathway that creates a powerful connection with your core Self and your Higher Guidance. This connection enables you to access truth and love, giving you the power to take loving action...?Äù Can I Make it Through Christmas? Yes!!
by Father Fred Scinto, C.R.
Resurrection Centre For Lifelong Learning
Waterloo, Ontario (Fall 2002)
?ÄúFor anyone who has lost a spouse through separation/divorce or death, Christmas can be a tremendous challenge that can really hurt. However, there are ways to navigate this part of our life journey...?Äù Reflections of Former Spiritual Director
(Rev.) J. R. Janisse, C.S.B
(Fall 2001)
?ÄúI am a member of the O'Connor House Basilian Fathers - Community of Windsor and, seven years ago, was appointed Spiritual Director of the Windsor Separated & Divorced Catholics Group by Bishop John Sherlock...?Äù WYD 2002 - Toronto
by David Tonner
Diocese of London (Fall 2001)
?ÄúLife is rarely easy, but definitely interesting. We can always count on God's love for us though. Our purpose in life is to love Him back, which brings me to: Love God with everything we've got, and love our neighbour as our self...?Äù Developing a More Stress-hardy Personality
by Father Fred Scinto, C.R.
Resurrection Centre For Lifelong Learning
Waterloo, Ontario (Fall 2001)
?ÄúWe all know how difficult and stressful it is to lose a spouse through separation and/or divorce, or through death; unfortunately the stress of this tragedy takes its toll on our health. Fortunately recent psychological advances give us many tools that are practical and easy to use...?Äù 12 Steps Through Divorce
by Mary Tassava
Hancock New Dawn Support Group
Region VI of NACSDC (Fall 2001)
?ÄúMary had also been involved with Al Anon for sometime when she re-wrote the 12 Steps and presented them to her support group. Not only did her group think these were excellent it generated a lot of good sharing...?Äù
Following The Way of Wisdom in Our Healing
by Father Fred Scinto, C.R.
Resurrection Centre For Lifelong Learning
Waterloo, Ontario (Fall 2000)
?ÄúPsychology today is clearly understanding the reciprocal relationship between our thinking and our feelings: what and how we think gives rise to our feelings, and in turn our feelings affect our thinking...?Äù I Came to The Table
by Vincent Enright
(Fall 2000)
?ÄúI kept telling myself that I needed to do this as I drove towards King's College on a warm Friday night in late June. For seven years, I had been estranged from my wife. I hadn't asked her for...?Äù Custody Assessments
by Philip Carney, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Psychologist and Deacon
Kingston, Ontario (Fall 2000)
?ÄúThe pain, oh the pain. There can be no worse experience than having a child taken away. That is what happens, of course, when a child dies. That is also what happens when a marital separation occurs...?Äù
Considering an Annulment
by Father Fred Scinto, C.R. Resurrection Centre For Lifelong Learning
Waterloo, Ontario (Fall 2000)
?ÄúMost of us do not know that annulments also exist in civil or civic (secular) law but our focus here will be only on ecclesiastical or religious annulments. The preferred expression here is "declaration of nullity" but for the sake of convenience, the following exposition will continue to use the term "annulment" for the most part...?Äù
Gratitude: Taking a Second Look
by Father Fred Scinto, C.R.
Resurrection Centre For Lifelong Learning
Waterloo, Ontario (Fall 2000)
?ÄúShakespeare once wrote in King Lear (Act 1, Scene 4) that "ingratitude is sharper than a serpent's tooth" - and we have all experienced this! A long time ago, a great psychologist (Doctor Gordon W. Allport) observed that gratitude is an emotion generally neglected...?Äù Change
by Fr. Bill More, SCJ
(Fall 2000)
?ÄúThe frustration on the man's facial expression was visible. As he threw his arms up in the air with clenched fists, shouted, "If she would only change; then everything, our marriage and our family, would be in good shape again. But until she does that, it is just hopeless. What can you do or...?Äù The Healing Power of Humour and Laughter
by Tony Pascoal,
Archdiocese of Kingston (Fall 2000)
?ÄúCertainly marriage breakdown, separation or divorce may not be what we think of as laughing matter. They, after all, often involve pain, depression and anger. Still, life goes on and funny things happen. If you can maintain a positive, upbeat state and can take an active role in your own healing process...?Äù Diocese of London: A Response
by Peter M. Buckley, Director,
Family, Life & Youth Ministry Office
Diocese of London (Fall 1999)
?ÄúMinistry to the Separated and Divorced Catholics across the Diocese of London has been happening in a variety of ways for some time. A number of years ago, Alice Marie McDonald csj began to respond to the growing need of so many Catholics as they experienced separation or divorce in their lives...?Äù The Land of Tears
by Lois Fusaro,
Diocese of Hamilton (Fall 1999)
?ÄúSometimes I try to understand why I feel quite emotional when I am viewing a certain heart warming scene on T.V. involving a couple or perhaps a joyful family situation. I can literally cry buckets of tears...?Äù
