Getting to the Root of Family Breakdowns
by Ugo Borghello

Breakups in marriage bring about the most intense and agonizing suffering for every member of the family. The consequences are almost beyond repair and its social costs are huge. The children bear the worst lot in the long run. The parents, siblings, relatives, in-laws and colleagues at work feel the severe impact, in various degrees, of a couple’s decision to go separate ways.

The author, an Italian priest of the Opus Dei Prelature, provides a detailed analysis of the principal causes that underlie marital breakups. His practical and timely counsels, like the art of dialogue, will give hope to families when dealing with a marriage in crisis, a serious problem that mercilessly besets many–a–married couple today.