For too long, the divorce minded culture has convinced countless couples that their divorce does not have long lasting consequences for their children. Divorce "happy talk" such as "the children are resilient" and the "the children are OK" has long been the go to lines for adults seeking divorce and others who support them. Increasingly, adult children of divorce are "coming out" and are openly talking about the pain they still carry from the break-up of their family. This article explores a new ministry in the Church which seeks to give adult children of divorce a voice, and an opportunity to begin the healing process.

This article presents the case for addressing marital "drift", the inclination couples have to drift apart once they are married. Couple's often cite "we just drifted" apart as the cause for divorce and separation, as a matter of fact, most divorce in the United States is between couples who have "low conflict" marriages and cite this "drifting apart" as a reason for divorce. Dr. Kenneth Buckle, Gratia Plena Counseling offers some valuable insight into reversing this phenomenon.