You won't hear about THIS on Catholicity dot com:

"William 'Bud' Macfarlane, has filed for divorce, accusing his wife of 'extreme cruelty' and 'gross neglect of duty' - a brutal legalese that she says cannot describe her marriage. So Marie, a devout Catholic, is taking a stand not often seen today: She's fighting to stop the divorce altogether... 'I believe we do have the ability to be happily married,' [Marie] Macfarlane says. 'Isn't it worth giving reconciliation a shot? Maybe not every marriage will get fixed, but some of them will.'"

"Bud" is the author of Pierced By A Sword, Conceived Without Sin, and House of Gold. He has also dropped all references to Marie from the Catholicity website, including "The Dream Lady" -- the heart-touching story of how they met. (Sorry, Bud, you're no match for Google.)

As far as MWBH is concerned, this episode demonstrates, not only that trouble can strike at even the best marriages (all the more reason to use every recourse to save them -- this means YOU, Bud, from a guy who's BEEN there!), but that the "Marian movement" has become overrun with cheap charlatans, self-appointed messiahs, and horse's-patooties. The late William Reck (publisher of books on Medjugorge and fellow Milford, Ohio guy) tried to warn them years ago, in his book Dear Marian Movement: Let God Be God, but his cohorts in "the movement" attacked him for it.

A tip of the Black Hat to Marie. You go, grrrl!!!

MWBH Update: Help Has Arrived!!! The following appeared in the comments box at Catholic Light: "Has anybody recommended Retrouvaille to them yet? I have seen Retrouvaille take the most hurtful relationships and turn them back into sacrament. What city are they in? There are Retrouvaille communities all over this country that can help. Retrouvaille has a 85-95% success rate. For couples where both do the work, it has a 100% success rate. Fr Jeffrey Keyes, CPPS, Retrouvaille International Chaplain." Father Keyes is also author of the weblog The New Gasparian. Hey, Bud, here's an idea. Why not take a few minutes from planning the next Medjugorje Madness World Tour, to save your marriage by checking out this website? I tried to use Retrouvaille fourteen years ago, but the other party wouldn't go along. I'll go out on a limb and bet yours just might. It's the Catholic thing to do. (You're still Catholic, right?) I know how to find Cleveland. Don't make me come up there...