In 2018, we founded a peer-based outreach to help adult children of divorce — like Dan — find deeper healing for the wounds caused by their family’s breakdown. Both from Dan’s own experience and from walking alongside hundreds of adult children of divorce, we’ve seen some consistent “habits of healing” that can help people move forward from this difficult experience into greater peace and joy.

The Diary is fascinating as a record of St. Faustina’s spiritual journey and the origins of the Divine Mercy devotion... Especially relevant to children of divorce, perhaps, are the words of Jesus to the suffering soul: “Tell me about everything, be sincere in dealing with Me, reveal all the wounds of your heart. I will heal them, and your suffering will become a source of your sanctification.”

As an adult child of divorce myself, I have received much-needed healing in front of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration, and many people I have met through the Life-Giving Wounds ministry have shared the same experience. Here are just three reasons why adult children of divorce need Eucharistic Adoration.

My full name, a picture of my face, and my home address can satisfy a police officer for the purpose of writing a ticket, but, as a child of divorce, these very same identifiers can cause me great angst in the deeper search for myself. ... Let’s reflect on these three identifiers—name, face, and home—for a moment.