Separation and divorce are difficult and painful realities for couples, their children, those who know and love them, and the wider community.

Our hope is that everyone who is impacted by separation or divorce would know the abundant love of God and would find resources and support to bring about peace, healing, and wholeness.

We are happy to share the following resources with you and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to the resources most needed.

USCCB Resource Guide

The USCCB created an excellent Resource Guide listing resources, programs, and organizations related to marriage and family life. Please click on the link to review the many resources listed there for topics such as wounded marriages, addiction, pornography, domestic abuse, separation, divorce, single-parent families and more: USCCB - Called to the Joy of Love.

Support for Troubled Marriages

If efforts have not yet been made to save the marriage, there are many successful programs that have helped couples navigate difficulties including addictions, infidelity, and separation.

• Program operating in our Archdiocese: Rediscovery/Retrouvaille is a lifeline of hope and healing for struggling marriages. It is a three-phase program that begins with a weekend experience, followed by post-weekend presentations, and monthly small group support meetings. It is a Catholic peer ministry of couples helping couples with the support of caring clergy members. The primary focus is on improving communication and building a stronger marriage, so couples may rediscover the love they have for each other.
  English - www.MarriageLifeline.org
  Spanish -www.SalvavidasParaMatrimonios.org
• SmartLoving Breakthrough Online Program:
  smartloving.org/breakthrough. This online program is for individuals in a distressed marriage, those in a stable marriage who are experiencing disconnection, those who are separated or divorced and want insight into what went wrong, those who are looking for support to rescue their marriage. NB: There are no couple activities in this program. It is designed to support the individual spouse.
• Very good list of resources for troubled marriages: USCCB Marriage Support: www.foryourmarriage.org/support
• Very good list of “Difficulties Married Couples Face” topics and articles: www.usccb.org/topics/marriage-and-family-life-ministries/difficulties-married-couples-face#tab--career-and-employment-issues

Divorce Support and Declaration of Nullity Information

• USCCB Pastoral Website with information regarding divorce including frequently asked questions and many links to resources, support programs, articles, etc.: www.foryourmarriage.org/divorce
• USCCB Website with information regarding annulments: www.usccb.org/topics/marriage-and-family-life-ministries/annulment
• USCCB website explaining the annulment process: www.foryourmarriage.org/annulments
• Archdiocese of Miami information regarding declaration of nullity: www.miamiarch.org/CatholicDiocese.php?op=Declaration_Nullity_Metropolitan_Tribunal_English

Healing for Adult Children of Divorce

• Program operating in our Archdiocese and online: Life-Giving Wounds is a ministry that seeks to help young adults and adults with divorced and separated parents give voice to their pain and find transformative healing in Christ. It runs regularly in person (including here in Miami) and also online. For more information: www.lifegivingwounds.org
• Resource page with many links to books, resources, and support: www.lifegivingwounds.org/helpful-links