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Sep 2022
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What’s the Church doing for children of ...

Chris Stefanick | Real Life Catholic
About this episode

There’s a pretty big hole in Catholic ministry right now. If you’re a youth or adult from divorced parents or a separated family, there’s not much pastoral care focused on your needs.

And since divorce rates have skyrocketed over the years, this means a huge cross-section of our Church isn’t getting their pain and heartache addressed.

So this week, we’re talking to my friend Rachel Oline, who works with Life-Giving Wounds. It’s a ministry spearheading the movement of pastoral care to Catholics with divorced parents or separated families.
If you’ve had to deal with divorce in your own family or know someone who has, this episode will give you hope.

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