https://www.acatholic.org/divorce-and-the-big-picture-of-our-lives/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.acatholic.org/divorce-and-the-big-picture-of-our-lives/#comment-5212 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 08:37:58 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=10784#comment-5212 I have hated divorce all of my life because of the exponential increase in pain and suffering it causes individuals and their families. Our parents were divorced in 1950 after trying Marriage for approximately 6 years. Mom was 25 and Dad was 27. Their divorce caused enormous pain and suffering in our family’s life. I was 6 years old, my brother was 4 1/2 years old, and our sister was approximately six months. I believe that a successful Marriage is based upon Faith and Trust in God, romantic and true love. In the beginning, most people get married on the basis of romantic love, however, when the tough, difficult times come along, and they always show up, romantic love is not sufficient to sustain a successful marriage. Only true love based upon Love, Faith and Trust in God, which requires sacrifice of the “me syndrome”, will sustain a successful marriage. The best book I ever read on the purpose of pain and suffering in an individual’s life is “The Truth About Trouble,” by Father Scanlon, former President, Franciscan University, Stubenville, Ohio. I invite you to review what Father Scanlon has to say.

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