Grief

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Moments of Grief

Sometimes we think of grief as something we experience and then move on. The truth is, though, there is no timeline for grief.
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Mercy and Consolation

Grief is hardly a pleasant or welcome emotional state, and yet, if we’re blessed to live long enough, all of us have to face it at different times in our lives.
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Darkness and Light

Poet Dorothy Walters offers the advice that I needed: “First let your heart be broken open.” In order to go deeper, the pain had to be met and experienced.
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We Are Not Alone

Core to the Christian Gospel for Franciscans is the realization that the God of the universe decided to enter into our world, first through creation itself (Gn 1), then through the Incarnation (Jn 1), not because of sin or the ...
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Future Grief

Most of us have felt the very real sting of grief and the lingering ache of mourning after losing a loved one. But have you ever felt creeping dread of losing someone who is still with us? I know I ...
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Love Never Fails

When we lose someone we love, it can feel like the hole left in our heart is never going to heal. And, unfortunately, that is true.
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