Separated Faithful – Monthly Telephone Sessions

Divorced or Separated Catholics who willingly remain faithful to marriage.
Second Monday of each Month. Support those who want to live the steps and adopt the attitudes conveyed in the book, “The Gift of Self.”

Defending Marriage E-mail Group

Forces advocating and enabling DIVORCE are attacking the institution of Marriage. If you want to be advised of actions which you, as an individual, can accomplish to defend all marriages against civil divorce, this group is for you. The primary purpose of this group is to discover and initiate strategies which will protect families from the onslaught of civil divorce.

Cleveland – Separated Faithful

Catholics who were reluctantly divorced or separated can continue to fulfill your marriage mission – to sanctify yourself and your spouse. Be guided along the seven stages of the never-ending process described in book “The Gift of Self.”

Saint Pope John Paul II in Familiaris Consortio

“Loneliness and other difficulties are often the lot of separated spouses, especially when they are the innocent parties. The ecclesial community must support such people more than ever. It must give them much respect, solidarity, understanding and practical help, so that they can preserve their fidelity even in their difficult situation;” See Sec 83 Separated or Divorced Persons Who Have Not Remarried

Global Support

Other organizations support innocent, separated faithful Catholics.

Germany (diocese of Augsburg)

„Magnificat“ – Eine Gemeinschaft von Geschiedenen und getrenntlebenden Ehepartnern. Canonical association of Christ’s Faithful. Members promise to live in their status as divorce/separated surviving spouses loyal to their sacrament of marraige. They consciously accept their lives and bear witness to the indissolubility of marriage. (trans. google translate)

France and Belgium

Communion Notre-Dame de l’Alliance (séparés divorcés fidèles). was founded in France and Belgium. Communion Notre-Dame de l’Alliance is erected as a private association of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel (Belgium) and the Archdiocese of Rennes (France). The associations are for Séparés Divorcés Fidéles married faithful who are separated or divorced. Some men and […]

Italy

The “Fraternità Sposi per semper” association represents the spiritual landing place of a group of separated people, faithful to marriage – sacrament, who for several years have shared a path of training and theological study under the guidance of Monsignor Renzo Bonetti, who he immediately glimpsed the “novelty” of a truly spiritual journey, which did not change the […]

Support Groups for Spouses