top of page

What's Wrong With Divorce?

Mon, Mar 04

|

Stumberg Hall

What's the big deal about divorce? Why should we read and talk about it when everyone around us seems to be fine with it? The truth is: no matter what our family background, our age, or our state in life is, we all need to rediscover the immense impact that family life has on us and on our culture.

Registration is closed
See other events
What's Wrong With Divorce?
What's Wrong With Divorce?

Time & Location

Mar 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – Mar 05, 2024, 9:00 PM

Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA

About The Event

A special description from our Executive Director, Dr. Marianna Orlandi, about this reading group:

"Adult Children of Divorce (ACOD) are full of wounds, scars, and relational issues. Of course, they can grow up to be amazing mothers, fathers, and professionals. But as therapists, counselors, and social scientists know and document, there is a radical difference in a child's life (and mindset) when one of the parents is not in the picture.

As a child of divorce myself, I can testify that it took me almost forty years to fully understand the extent to which the things I had-and had not-witnessed and experienced in my family life have affected my personality. For this reason, I decided to start a group open to all. First, it is open to people like me, who think they may have figured it all out, but who are instead still victims of something that went wrong…

Share This Event

SPRING 2025 EVENTS

  • Austin Institute Colloquia "Dr. Joshua Treviño"
    Austin Institute Colloquia "Dr. Joshua Treviño"
    Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Join our 5th Colloquium with Dr. Joshua Treviño, expert in Border Security, Immigration and Texas History. Experience 20 minutes of insightful discussion, followed by an engaging Q&A session with the public, and a chance to connect during our get-together.
    Share
  • The Good Life Reading Group
    The Good Life Reading Group
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jan 26
    Austin Institute
    Jan 26, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Our next reading group will read two books in parallel: one by a man, addressing the “feminized” (?) society in which we live, by Anthony Esolen; and one by a woman, focusing on how the sexual revolution harmed women, by Louise Perry.
    Share
  • The Road to Integrity: Men's Group
    The Road to Integrity: Men's Group
    Feb 02, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Austin, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Chips, guac, beer, and a discussion about the current state of the dating and marriage market with our very own Professor Mark Regnerus.
    Share
  • The Student Forum "Religion, Science & the State"
    The Student Forum "Religion, Science & the State"
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 04
    Feb 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    For Alexis de Tocqueville, the study of politics always involved the study of “mores,” the moral and intellectual habits that define a people. In this seminar series, we will explore Tocqueville’s study of American and democratic mores as they manifest in the domains of religion and science.
    Share
  • Austin Institute Colloquia Dr. Lauren Spohn
    Austin Institute Colloquia Dr. Lauren Spohn
    Thu, Feb 05
    Feb 05, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Join us for our February Colloquia with Lauren Spohn, a writer, filmmaker, and assistant professor of intellectual history at the University of Texas, Austin. Experience an insightful discussion, followed by dinner and a get-together.
    Share
  • Coffee With a Scholar
    Coffee With a Scholar
    Thu, Mar 05
    Austin Institute
    Mar 05, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:40 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Graduates and Undergraduates: Join us for a brief talk followed by questions and conversation with Dr. Danilo Petranovich, Director of the Abigail Adams Institute and formerly lecturer of political science at Duke and Yale.
    Share
  • Austin Institute Colloquia
    Austin Institute Colloquia
    Thu, Mar 05
    Austin Institute
    Mar 05, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Join us for our March Colloquium with Dr. Bruce Wells, Associate Professor and Chair of the Middle Eastern Studies at UT Austin. He will share new perspectives and recent research on the Commandments' historical and theological background. You don't want to miss this!
    Share
  • Austin Institute Colloquia "Dr. Alberto Martínez"
    Austin Institute Colloquia "Dr. Alberto Martínez"
    Apr 09, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Austin Institute, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
    Our last Colloquia will have no other than Dr. Martinez, a historian who unravels real-life historical mysteries, separating fact from fiction to reveal the truth behind the past. Make sure you don't miss out on this!
    Share
SCHEDULE
SPEAKERS
bottom of page