Grief
Holding Joy and Sorrow Together
Joy and sorrow often walk hand-in-hand. Grief doesn’t cancel out gladness. We might be tempted to ignore the pain, but in our sadness we can discover God’s grace.
Communion of Saints: Deepening our Relationships with Those We’ve Lost
Through the communion of saints, we all have a profound second chance: not to erase the past, but to speak love into eternity and reclaim the relationship that death could not sever...
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Grieving Family Members
Q. For six years, I was the sole caregiver of my mom and my aunt. They died eight weeks apart. I miss them so much; they were my best friends, and we did everything together. I still grieve their deaths, especially ...
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Grief Often Leads to Grace
As Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it: “Nothing can make up for the absence of someone we love."
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Prayers Unspoken
Sometimes icons, symbols, nature, and art can take us where words cannot.
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Wading Through Grief
The heartache of loss can last a long time and even get in the way of nurturing other relationships. God’s love for us and those we have lost is the healing light we need to see the way forward.
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Touched by Death, Healed by Saints
The death of her classmate in fourth grade helped this author discover the Communion of Saints.
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