Resources  

Covid Pandemic and Domestic Violence Resources

Downloadable Resources, such as brochures and restroom flyers (English and Spanish)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toolkit: English and Spanish

Prayer Resources, such as Saints and Novenas.

Highlighted Resources, including podcasts, interviews, and links to Catholic Statements on Marriage and Abuse.

Video Resources, like homilies on Family Peace and Relationship Helps.

News on how Catholics Respond to domestic violence in their parishes and communities around the country.

Submit a Recommend a Resource that we can publish and share our site.

MORE:

• A one-page list of Resources for Catholic ministers about Domestic Violence
• Catholic survivors of abuse tell their stories of recovery and grace, written by Melanie Rigney.
• What the Catholic Churches teaches about Domestic Abuse
• Quotations from Catholic teaching on domestic violence

USCCB Resources

When I Call for Help: A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence Against Women
Available online here.

Product Code: 5-509P
ISBN: 978-1-57455-509-7
Pages: 22
Package: 10 Booklet 
Size: 4" X 9" Inches

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Study Guide Questions - by Catholics For Family Peace

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When I Call for Help: Resource Card (pkg. of 100)

This palm-sized card lists eleven indicators of abuse and includes contact information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Distribute copies of this card during marriage preparation programs. Make copies available in parish and school counseling centers. Use them as an educational tool with youth and young adults.

Product Code: 5-541
ISBN:  978-1-57455-541-7 
Pages: 1
Binding Information: Package of 100 Cards  
Size: 4" X 6" Inches

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Cuando pido ayuda (pkg of 100)

Esta tarjeta, del tamaño de la palma de la mano, presenta once indicadores de abuso, y contiene información de contactos para el Teléfono Gratuito Nacional contra la Violencia Doméstica. Distribuya copias de esta tarjeta durante programas de preparación matrimonial. Proporcione copias a centros de consejería  de parroquias y escuelas. Úselas como herramienta educativa con jóvenes y adultos jóvenes.

Product Code: 5-889 
ISBN: 978-1-57455-889-0
Pages: 1
Binding Information: Package of 100 Cards 
Size: 4" X 6" Inches

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Catholic Support Group Material

Circles of Healing

A three-session support group curriculum for abused Christian women. Developed by the Domestic Violence Awareness Task Force of the Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA. Designed to complement the video, Wings Like a Dove: Healing for the Abused Christian Woman. Each of the sessions includes  worship materials, scripture reflections, discussion questions, and closing prayers. 

PRODUCT DETAILS
Pub. Date: 2003
Publisher: FaithTrust Institute
Format: Spiral Bound, 25 pp

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Wings Like a Dove: Healing for the Abused Christian Woman

“O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest!” PSALM 55

Through the voices of survivors and religious leaders, Wings Like a Dove offers hope and healing to abused women and valuable information for religious and community groups: 

• Provides reassurance to Christian women that the abuse is not their fault, they are not alone, and God will be with them on their journey to safety and healing;
• Increases awareness and understanding while offering hope an healing for survivors;
• Helps survivors find strength in their Christian faith;
• Discusses the effects of domestic violence on children;
• Includes a 32-page study guide and a package of awareness brochures.

This DVD program contains an in-depth discussion of the theological issues that are often troubling or confusing for Christian women in abusive relationships: blame, submission, anger, the marriage covenant, divorce, repentance, forgiveness, despair and faith.

Also see Circles of Healing for a supplementary support group curriculum to accompany this video.

PRODUCT DETAILS
Study Guide Author: Ann Downer, MS EdD
Pub. Date: 1997
Publisher: FaithTrust Institute
Format: DVD, Paperback
Total Length: 34 minutes

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