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Resources for the Separated and Divorced

Books

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Divorced. Catholic. Now What?: Navigating Life After Divorce

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Daily Inspirations for Divorced Catholics: Top 30 Reader Favorites

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The cover of "The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce" by Lisa Duffy features red and black floral design elements on a white background, with text highlighting qualities that free you to love.

The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce

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Healing After Divorce: Hope for Catholics

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A Body Broken for a Broken People: Marriage, Divorce and the Eucharist

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Retreats, Programs, & Additional Resources

Beginning Experience is a weekend program is intended for those suffering the loss of a love relationship as widowed, divorced or separated, who are ready to come to terms with their grief and move forward with their lives.

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Divorced Catholic provides a variety of resources including workshops, books and daily reflections. The “Recovering from Divorce” support program has been implemented in several local parishes.

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What Catholics should know about divorce: it doesn’t define you.

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Diocese of Orange also offers programs, resources and divorce support groups.

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DivorceCare is a nondenominational, Bible-based support program. They have a particular ministry, “Surviving the Holidays” which is useful during that stressful time.

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The St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation offers prayerful accompaniment to individuals and families affected by divorce. They offer free consultations with a Spiritual Moderator/priest.

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Second Saturday Workshops are a secular resource that provides an overview of the legal, financial and emotional aspects of divorce.

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For resources for struggling marriages, please see our Saving the Marriage? page.

For resources pertaining to single-parenting or for children & teens, please see our page of Resources for Single Parents.

For resources pertaining to the annulment process, please see our Learn About the Annulment Process page.

For resources pertaining to healing from parental divorce, please see our Resources for Adult Children of Divorce page.

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About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is often referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, who was known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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