Welcome to Tria Corda Ministry!
The mission of Tria Corda Ministry is to help Catholics receive and extend Christ’s healing love. We aim to create a Church where all in ministry are trauma-informed, and those who have experienced trauma are supported on their healing journey.
What We Do
For Ministry
Whether you work or volunteer in one of the Church’s ministries, the odds are high that many of the people you work with have faced or will face trauma.
Through our free online content, Tria Corda Ministry will:
- Provide you with information about trauma and its effects.
- Provide you with knowledge of trauma-informed practices and ideas for incorporating them into your unique ministry.
- Provide you with knowledge of factors that help prevent trauma’s potential negative impacts and ideas for promoting them in your unique ministry.
- Provide you with Catholic healing resources to refer people to should they disclose trauma to you.
- Provide you with resources to help you learn more about these topics.
For Individuals
At Tria Corda Ministry, we aim to help you know that you do not walk the healing journey alone. We seek to provide you with resources and encouragement on the healing journey.
Through our free content, Tria Corda Ministry will:
- Teach you how to build resilience, an ability that helps us better carry our crosses and bounce back after facing adversity.
- Provide you with lists of Catholic healing resources that could be helpful on your journey.
- Teach you about saints who also faced trauma so that you can learn from them and find some intercessors to walk with you on this journey.
About the Founder
Abby Albrinck is the founder of Tria Corda Ministry. Abby learned much about trauma and its effects throughout her graduate studies in psychology. One thought kept coming to her: The Church needs this. The fruit of that nudge by the Holy Spirit is Tria Corda Ministry.
Our Patrons
Tria Corda Ministry is named in honor of the three hearts (tria corda) of the Holy Family. The Holy Family faced much trauma throughout their lives, and today, they intercede for all of us on our healing journeys and in our ministry
Recent Posts
Effects of Trauma on the Body
When examining the effects of trauma on the body, researchers have found that trauma can lead to various difficulties with physical health, which we will discuss in more detail below. Before we begin, it is essential to remember that just because someone has...
Trauma and Friendships
Overall, trauma can cause difficulties in one’s friendships (1). However, these relationships are also essential for recovery. We will dive into these research findings on trauma and friendships below. Before we begin, it is essential to remember that just because...
Emotions and Trauma
Overall, when examining emotions and trauma, researchers have found that trauma can negatively impact a person’s emotional life, particularly by increasing the amount of negative emotions one experiences and causing difficulties regulating emotions. Before we...
Trauma and Behavior
When examining trauma and behavior, esearchers have found that trauma can lead to some unhealthy and harmful behaviors, and they have found that often, these behaviors are ways a person attempts to cope with their experiences. Additionally, there is some research that...
Trauma and Gender
When it comes to trauma and gender, researchers have found that the effects of trauma can be different between men and women, especially in the areas of PTSD and friendships. We will talk about these findings below. Before we begin, it is essential to remember that...
Childhood Disrupted Book Review: Lessons for Ministry
The new psychobiological theory of everything. That is how some researchers refer to adverse childhood experiences or ACEs. In Childhood Disrupted, Donna Jackson Nakazawa unpacks and applies much of this groundbreaking research to the reader’s life. In this article,...
The Effects of ACEs on Behavior Addictions
To begin our discussion of the effects of ACEs on behavior addictions, we first need to define behavior addictions. What Are Behavior Addictions? When we think of addiction, we typically think of addiction to substances like alcohol or other drugs. However,...
The Effects of ACEs by Gender
The original ACE study did not examine the effects of ACEs by gender, as researchers were still starting this line of research. However, more recently, researchers have been looking at these gender differences and found some interesting things. As we go through...
The Effects of ACEs on Vocation
This section will cover the effects of ACEs on vocation and include summaries of research on their effects on marriage, parenting, and career. Unfortunately, there isn’t any research on how ACEs can affect priestly and religious vocations, so we won’t be able to...
The Effects of ACEs on the Soul
Research on the effects of ACEs has not focused much on the effects of ACEs on the soul. However, there has been lots of research on how religion and spirituality can protect a person from the potential adverse effects of ACEs, which we discuss here. Despite this lack...