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The Office of Family Life Ministry
offers and oversees programs and services
for couples in troubled marriages and/or
persons separated, divorced and widowed.
Retrouvaille
A weekend
program for couples in troubled marriages.
Program
offers a couple the opportunity to
rediscover their marriage, their spouse and
a loving relationship in their marriage.
Confidentiality is respected.
Locally
offered in English only.
There is
a registration fee of $75 but couples are
asked to make a donation at the conclusion
of the program.
For
Frequently Asked Questions regarding
Retrouvaille Program,
go here.
To register
and/or for more information, call the
Houston-area coordinator at 1 (800)
470-2230.
See
www.retrouvaille.org for
additional sites and dates.
Dates offered
Download brochure
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The Beginning
Experience
A weekend
program offering a special experience to
people who have lost a spouse through
separation, divorce or death.
Offered
in English only
The
Beginning Experience team promises
sensitivity, comfort and understanding.
The cost is $135.
For
information and registration, call (713)
440-3440 or e-mail:
beinfo@juno.com .
See
www.beginningexperience.org for more
details.
Dates offered
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Response Support for Valuable Persons (R.S.V.P.)
A support
program for persons separated, divorced or
widowed which meets once a week for
10
successive weeks. Intended for persons whose
marriages have ended.
Life
patterns change and the process of
adjustment can be very difficult if one has
to go
through it alone. The trauma, pain and agony
that accompany a loss can be made bearable
and the grief process worked through more
effectively with the assistance of others
who have
had a common experience.
Confidentiality is respected.
Bilingual
(English/Spanish) groups are available.
Cost is
$45
For more
information or registration, contact John
Tuohy at (713) 914-0864
or Maria Guadalupe Garcia at (713) 741-8720
For
Registration Process for R.S.V.P.,
go here.
Dates offered
Download brochure Download registration form:
Microsoft Word
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R.S.V.P.
Plus
An
informal evening of sharing for persons
separated, divorced or widowed. Many persons
in
these circumstances need someone to listen
and this program provides such an
opportunity.
Confidentiality is respected.
Bilingual
(English/Spanish) participants are welcome.
For more
information or registration, contact John
Tuohy at (713) 914-0864
or Maria Guadalupe Garcia at (713) 741-8720
Dates offered
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Registration Process
for R.S.V.P. Only
Please check
our program information line in English
713-741-8706 or in Spanish 713-741-8714 or
the dates offered section for the next
available dates. Please download the
registration form, print and mail it in
along with your payment.
We do not accept
registration over the phone; after you
download and complete the form you must send
it
along with payment to:
Family Life Ministry
Attention: (Program Name)
2403 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77021
Domestic
Violence
"The Catholic Church teaches that violence
against another person in any form fails to
treat that person as someone worthy of love.
Instead, it treats the person as an object
to be used. When violence occurs within a
sacramental marriage, the abused spouse may
question, "How do these violent acts relate
to my promise to take my spouse for better
or for worse?" The person being assaulted
needs to know that acting to end the abuse
does not violate the marriage promises.
While violence can be directed towards men,
it tends to harm women and children more."
(USCCB Document:
When I Call For
Help)
For more information on this topic please
visit
http://www.usccb.org/laity/women/violence.shtml
For Abp. Fiorenza's Pastoral Message on
Christian Love,
go here.
For
Frequently Asked Questions regarding
Domestic Violence,
go here.
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Healing Links
The Third Option
Willard Harley materials
Divorce-Busting by Michelle Weiner-Davis
Retrouvaille for troubled marriages
The Marriage Boot Camp
Institute for Marital Healing: Strengthening
Catholic Marriages and Families
Two Churches, One Marriage: Interchurch
couples challenges and rewards
Healing
Ministry Formation and Training
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