Leila is the author of Raising Chaste Catholic Men: Practical Advice, Mom to Mom. In addition to her own blog, she is a contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine Online. Leila and her husband have eight children and several grandchildren.
For general marriage resources on this site: Marriage Support
For information on Retrouvaille weekends (help for marriages in trouble), go here: Retrouvaille
To get free help for couples (with both husband and wife willing to work on the marriage), go here: The Alexander House Apostolate
To speak to someone about a struggling marriage, email: MarriageResponders@gmail.com
Please see what the Church teaches on divorce:
Articles on what the Church teaches about divorce
Here is a graphic showing the basics of what makes a valid and/or sacramental marriage. (Remember that every sacramental marriage is valid, but not every valid marriage is sacramental.)
For help in healing for the adult children of divorce, go here: Life Giving Wounds
For teens and young adults who need help coping with parental separation and divorce, go here: RestoredMinistry.com
(Both of the above ministries have excellent resource pages on their sites.)
For adult children of divorce who need a place to talk and be supported (finally), go here: Secret Facebook Groups
For more on the story of Denise and Sean (the last story in the book, #65), go here: Denise and Sean