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The Tears of Our Grief

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Our parish buries more than 40 people during the liturgical year. I speak during these funerals of the hidden lives of the dead and the living. I struggle to capture the meaning, for those in the pews, of a life well-lived or the deathbed regrets of the deceased the family mentions to me. Faith is Read More
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Suffering and Triumph

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I often need help with grief. I carry within my body the shards of not only my grief but also the grief of people in ministry. This is why in November the Church recalls the suffering and triumph of saints and holds the memory of souls. In these last days of our liturgical year, the Read More

St. John of the Cross

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In our secular society spirituality is often overlooked or not given its just due especially when we experience the loss of loved ones. From the faith perspective we need to help the bereaved to place their loss into the context of faith. By so doing we can help the grief-stricken to move forward and grow Read More