Life-Giving Wounds Blog

Welcome to the Life-Giving Wounds blog!

Our blog annually releases 30+ posts. We already feature 170+ posts from 60+ authors, who are adult children of divorce themselves, experts in psychology or healing, or both, writing from the Catholic perspective as an expression of their journey of faith and healing. We invite you to browse our library or, if you’re looking for something specific, hop over to our index page where you can find a complete list of categories, tags, and authors. The index also has a search function and a complete list of blog posts arranged chronologically.

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LATEST BLOGS

Stories of Healing, Meditation Jessica Littler Stories of Healing, Meditation Jessica Littler

Torn Asunder: Union with Jesus Crucified as a Child of Divorce

As children of divorce, we did not choose our parents’ separation in the way that a missionary volunteers to go on mission. However, if we choose to embrace our union with Jesus in being torn asunder, then we can begin to experience “the pain of that separation” as a kind of “personal vocation.” In union with Jesus crucified, the pain of being torn asunder can be transfigured.

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Healing Journey Multiple Authors Healing Journey Multiple Authors

Lights in the Darkness, Silent Witness, and Fire & Water: Our Grandparents

In 2021, Pope Francis established the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly, which is the fourth Sunday of July. In 2025, we decided to do something special in preparation for that, and to honor our grandparents along the way.

We asked Adult Children of Divorce or Separation to help us create a series of collaborative blog posts, poems, and/or artwork  which showcase the role their grandparents played in their lives, and how they have aided in the healing journey as children of divorce grow into adulthood. We want to ennoble them with the important role they play in their grandchildren's lives. 

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