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
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...
The Effects of ACEs on the Mind
When it came to the effects of ACEs on the mind, the original ACE study solely looked at the risk of depression. These findings indicated that ACEs increase the risk of developing depression. Since the original ACE study, many studies have looked at how ACEs...
The Effects of ACEs on the Body
The original ACE study examined the effects of ACEs on the body and found that ACEs were associated with a higher likelihood of many of the leading causes of death, including cancer, obesity, COPD, heart disease, and liver disease. Since the study, many researchers...
The Effects of ACEs on Friendships
The original ACE study did not examine the impact of ACEs on friendships. Good friendships are essential for living well and can impact our mental and physical health, so many researchers have since studied the effects of ACEs on friendships. These researchers have...
The Effects of ACEs on Actions
The original ACE study examined the effects of ACEs on actions. They found that as a person’s ACE score increased, the likelihood of the following increased: Having behavioral problems in school Workplace absenteeism Financial problems Smoking Unintended pregnancy...
The Apostles
We do not know a ton about the lives of the Apostles before they encountered Jesus. Some were fishermen (Matthew 4:18), some were tax collectors (Matthew 9:9), and some were members of revolutionary groups (Matthew 10:4). We know that Peter was married because Jesus...
Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin
Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin are the first married couple to be canonized together, and they are a great example for all married couples of a holy marriage. Zelie had a difficult childhood. Her relationship with her mother was marked by emotional neglect, which led to...
St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Therese of Lisieux is one of the most popular saints of modern times, known for her Little Way where one transforms everyday things into ways to love God. St. Therese was born to Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, the youngest of their nine children. She had a...
St. Rita of Cascia
St. Rita of Cascia is patron saint of those with marital problems and who face abuse. Rita was especially devoted to the Passion of Christ, meditating often on Jesus’ surrender in those moments, especially during his agony in the garden, when he prayed, “Not thy...
St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres was born in Peru to an unmarried Spanish gentlemen and a freed slave from Panama, who was of African or Native American descent. When Martin was young, his father abandoned him, his mother, and his younger sister, leaving them in deep poverty. He...