Dr. Sciubba was one of Padre Pio's spiritual sons. One day, he spoke to Padre Pio about one of his relatives who had decided to divorce her husband. The husband had mistreated her and was the cause of much unhappiness in the family. The marriage had become an "absolute disaster." Dr. Sciubba believed that his relative was doing the right thing by seeking a divorce. Padre Pio did not agree with him. Each case was different, but in regard to this couple, Padre Pio did not feel that a divorce was the right solution. He told Dr. Sciubba quite frankly that the marriage should not be dissolved.Dr. Sciubba went back to his relative and told her that Padre Pio was not in favor of her divorcing her husband. She thought deeply about it and decided to change her course of action. She wrote Padre Pio a long letter, sharing some of her heartaches regarding her marriage. The next morning, she decided to go to the post office and mail the letter. Before she left the house for the post office, there was a knock on her door. To her great amazement, her husband was standing at the door.
As it turned out, her husband had been to see Padre Pio to seek his counsel. He told Padre Pio that after many years of separation, he now wanted to reconcile with his wife. "Go to your wife and make up with her," Padre Pio advised. "But I do not have the courage to do so," the man replied. "I treated her badly and I am ashamed of my behavior. I do not feel like I can face her." "Then tell her that I have sent you to reconcile with her," Padre Pio said. "I am sure she would not believe me if I told her that," the man answered. "Then tell her that I have already read the letter that she wrote to me," Padre Pio said. Padre Pio then told the man some of the particulars in the letter, the letter that had not been sent yet.
As the man stood on the front porch and faced his wife, he was able to ask her for forgiveness. "I want our marriage to work out," he said. "I have been to see Padre Pio because I wanted to speak to him about our relationship and our future. He too wants our marriage to work out. He told me that you wrote him a letter in which you poured out your heart to him." His wife listened to her husband's words with amazement. She was the only person who knew anything about the letter. And yet, Padre Pio obviously knew the contents. He had told her husband about it. The woman could feel her husband's sincerity as he asked for forgiveness. She was able to let go of the painful events of the past. The couple reconciled with each other and felt the happiness once again of a loving marriage.