Yes, this is a real “holiday.” Observed on October 30th, this holiday was registered in 1999 as a day for people…
When my daughter, Judy, died after being in a coma for five months, I thought I could not survive the grief….
My wife’s aunt and her husband became seriously ill at the same time. Although married 58 years, they were still opposites…
A few years ago, while they were still healthy and independent and a comfortable distance—it seemed to me—from dying, my parents…
When our firstborn was new, I read a news story about the brutal murder of a child. A mother tiger roared…
When we were children and adolescents, our parents had the challenging responsibility of talking with us about difficult topics. Teaching us…
“The younger monks must respect their seniors, and the seniors must love their juniors.” —The Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 63…
Birth and death provide the bookends on our lives. Yet we live in a culture that often fails to recognize death…
“Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ …”…
“I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let God.” I came upon those words at the bottom of the last pile…