The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce
Cultivating the Five Qualities That Free You to Love
by Lisa Duffy
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Pub Date May 11 2015 | Archive Date Jul 14 2015
Description
In the first book written specifically for the 11 million divorced Catholics in the United States, Lisa Duffy—CatholicMatch.com columnist and creator of the “Journey of Hope” divorce recovery program—combines personal experience, Church teaching, and more than twenty years of ministering to those wounded by divorce to offer a guide that shows how faith can be a catalyst for healthy dating and relationships.
Lisa Duffy is a Catholic author, speaker and blogger for the CatholicMatch Institute. A Southern California native, she overcame a painful divorce and annulment, remarried in the Church, and turned to helping other divorced Catholics find hope and healing. She has more than twenty years of experience ministering to those who have been wounded by divorce.
Duffy wrote and directed the popular divorce support program, Journey of Hope, which later became the book Divorced. Catholic. Now What? She also directed and produced the powerful Voices of Hope DVD. Duffy has contributed to several books and appeared on Relevant Radio, Ave Maria Radio, EWTN TV and radio, Salt and Light TV, and various podcasts. She regularly speaks at conferences for divorced and single Catholics.
Duffy lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, James, and their three children.
Advance Praise
“As a canon lawyer, I found that this book contains the clearest and most understandable explanation I’ve ever heard about the reasons the Church provides the annulment process, and why saving sexual intimacy for marriage is the best way to show respect for oneself, for one’s partner, and for God. Highly recommended.”
Sandra Makowski, S.S.M.N.
Chancellor
Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina
“As a Catholic who has been divorced, annulled, and remarried, I can say from personal experience that this book is desperately needed. So many divorced Catholic men and women still feel called to the vocation of marriage and want to pursue that calling within the context of the faith they hold so dear. Thank you, Lisa Duffy, for giving divorced Catholics a guidebook to help them find their way to the future they desire and deserve.”
Mary DeTurris Poust
Author of Cravings
“The Holy Spirit has truly blessed Lisa with gifted insight into unlocking the joy of healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation after divorce. Jesus, the Supreme Healer, has always invited those who struggle to come close to his Sacred Heart, so that they can receive his Divine Mercy. Lisa Duffy, in her book The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce, leads the reader to this fount of hope, to experience in the healing waters of Christ’s love the awe of a fresh start!”
Tom Peterson
Author, Producer, and Host of Catholics Come Home
“Lisa’s guidebook to dating after divorce is a timely resource for Catholics free to marry again. I appreciated most the approach to helping annulled Catholics overcome their fears of dating again. I have worked with hundreds of divorced and annulled Catholics over the years, and this fear is very common (and understandable). If you feel this way, this book can help.”
Anthony Buono
Founder
AveMariaSingles.com
“The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce is loaded with lots of good, practical ideas for the divorced person. My favorite part? That Lisa shares her own poignant, honest, and funny stories with a transparent and magnanimous heart!”
Rose Sweet
Author of The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide
“Navigating the waters of life after divorce can be filled with deep emotions and confusion. Many of your friends may be nudging you along to find someone new, but are you ready to enter the dating scene again? If you have questions about dating after divorce, then keep Lisa Duffy’s new book with you every step of the way. Lisa can help you on this journey because she has gone through it herself. Her gentle tone and truly compassionate nature are exactly what divorced Catholics need to overcome their fears, heal from past relationships, and reenter the dating scene with confidence.”
Robyn Lee
Managing Editor
CatholicMatch Institute
“By taking the time to heal after a divorce, you can present the best version of yourself to the world and your suitor. Don't open yourself to dating before you open this book; it's that important!”
Heather Voccola
Columnist
CatholicMatch.com
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781594715976 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Janka H, Educator
A divorce is hard. But there is a life after divorce, they say. But what to do if you are a Catholic? And what to do if you are a Catholic AND want to date afterwards?
Lisa Duffy, a relationship expert, CatholicMatch.com columnist, and creator of the "Journey of Hope" divorce recovery program - and Catholic woman remarried in the Church - offers a guide to a healthy relationship through faith. The authoress identifies five characteristics of attractive people (to available, affectionate, communicative, faithful, and magnanimous) and how to cultivate them.
All in all, this is a healthy, good book (it even has "imprimatur") and offers really concise tips on how to deepen your faith and to develop your personality after a hurting experience of divorce (or not, because this book works well for the single people as me, too). The personality growth program can really help you to work on your heart regardless of whether or not you seek a (next) relationship. After all, being available, affectionate, communicative, faithful, and magnanimous truly IS attractive.
And there also lies my problem - the book concentrates a bit much on the attractivity factor and the factor of the possibility of dating again. Well, I am European from a conservative Catholic country, so my view of the points can differ (I don´t know how is to be divorced/"annulated" in the US), but my view of the order is this - go for the annulment process of your (previous) marriage first, think about the next marriage afterwards. First know IF you are available, think about dating later (because if you are not available, then you are married, still). And if you are divorced AND not available, then this book is not for you (or only partly, as a way of deepening your personality).
Sure, the authoress does a good work in explaining the availabity factor - but in my opinion the availability should go before thinking about any attractivity factors, as it is a necessity, not one of the many factors.
Also, the attractivity should NOT be a goal - a living heart should be a goal. The authoress is truly working on deepening the hearts of her readers, but using a mimicry of attractivity of a kind - like if you are magnanimous, then you are attractive. But you should seek magnanimity for what the magnanimity is (worth of), not for the (a bit superficial) goal of being attractive for the opposite sex.
Having said all that (am I am saying it with a heavy heart, as I truly think the authoress has had the best intentions), I must also say that the practical tips are quite good. Especially the "Life Program" offered at the last chapter is a truly good idea and I think I will try it. The book has also encouraged me in deepening my sacramental life.
I recommend the book as one of the good, healthy sources for anyone thinking about their (next) marriage.
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