Saving sacramental marriages with addiction and/or violence problems (living together and separated) – a spiritual perspective Cover Image

Ratowanie małżeństw sakramentalnych z problemem uzależnienia i/lub przemocy (żyjących razem i w separacji) – perspektywa duchowa
Saving sacramental marriages with addiction and/or violence problems (living together and separated) – a spiritual perspective

Author(s): Małgorzata Słowik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Psychology, Theology and Religion, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: family counseling;marriages in crisis;difficult marriages;addictions;violence;spiritual help;sacramental marriages;

Summary/Abstract: This article is an afterword to the author's previously published text entitled Marriage in crisis: is it worth/necessary to save it at "any cost"? - reflections on selected problems of social welfare clients, which presented a purely secular, mainly psychological and therapeutic perspective. Addictions and violence do not bypass sacramental marriages, which, according to the Catholic faith, continue until death. However, it is possible to reconcile psychological, therapeutic recommendations with those of a spiritual nature - which is perfectly illustrated by the activities of many Catholic sobriety ministries. The questions raised by the considerations undertaken here are: What areas - from a spiritual perspective - are worth/should be saved in sacramental marriages affected by addiction and/or violence, both at the stage of living together and at the stage of living apart? How should this be done? What are the costs of such rescue? And ultimately: why rescue?

  • Issue Year: 43/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 229-244
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish