Divorce and Separation

"Surviving Divorce: Hope and Healing for the Catholic Family" is a parish-based support program for separated and divorced Catholics from Ascension Press, written and presented by Rose Sweet. The objective of the program is to assist participants to move through the emotions of their loss to acceptance, healing, and forgiveness. Healing takes place in peer support groups guided by a trained facilitator.

The Surviving Divorce approach helps participants find healing through hearing from experts and those who have experienced divorce in the video content of the program, along with sharing with others in the group who have experienced the same loss. A participant’s guide provides exercises, questions, and activities for each week of the twelve week long program. 

More information about the program may be found by clicking here.

If your parish, cluster, or deanery would like to begin outreach and support to people who have experienced the pain of divorce, training sessions are available for facilitators.

The Archdiocese will sponsor a special training with Rose Sweet, author and main presenter of the program on Saturday, March 28, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Click here for the training flyer to find out more details or click here for registration. 


Mark your calendars for "An Evening for the Divorced and Separated and Those Who Love Them" by Rose Sweet, on Friday, March 27, 2020 from 6:30-8:30 PM at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Click here for the flyer with more details. There is no cost to attend, but please click here to RSVP.