helping Catholic women in abusive relationships grow in freedom and faith
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Self-Care is Crucial for Women in Abuse
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In recovering from abuse, I had to learn how to identify my own needs, how to meet those needs for myself, and how to express those needs to others when necessary.
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Abuse in the Bible: Let’s Take a New Look at Old Stories
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Numerous stories in the Bible present a picture of God allowing a victim to leave an abuser and of God himself rescuing victims from their abusers.
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A Life of St. Marguerite d’Youville
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Marguerite d’Youville was born in 1701 in Quebec, Canada. She endured poverty, an abusive marriage, the loss of four of her six children, and the rejection of her community. Despite this, Marguerite poured herself into helping the poor in her community and running the local hospital. She founded the religious order now known as…