A Heartbreaking Happy Hour Tale That Can Help You On The Road To Healing After Divorce

I related to Mike because, although my circumstances were very different, I too at one time had allowed the world to pull me away from my faith in a very dangerous way. Six years earlier I was struggling with my own failed marriage and not really understanding how I could reconcile the fact that I was “divorced and Catholic.” In my morally weakened and emotional state, I became highly susceptible to what I call “the culture of divorce.”

In the culture of divorce, the environment is permeated with an “anything goes because you deserve to be happy” kind of attitude, suggesting that self-indulgent behavior is the path to healing. I found myself immersed in this culture for a period of time after my divorce and what I received in return was anything but healing. Instead, I received confusion, bitterness, heartache, severe depression, and a strained relationship with God.

I finally woke up to the fact that I was headed for disaster. My mistake was trusting in myself instead of in God.

It’s easy to get sucked into the culture of divorce because of the sadness, loneliness, and heartache. Many people lose their faith altogether because they are so hurt and angry. If you are struggling with this culture of divorce here are a few suggestions to help you detach from it and find the real path to healing: