How Christmas Memories Can Bring Healing to Your Grief
By Karen Katafiasz Christmas and grieving don’t fit together. Christmas, as popular culture tells us, is supposed to be joyful, lively,…
Service of the Longest Night
Abbey Caskets, a work of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, will host a Service of the Longest Night on Saturday, December 17, 2022,…
Service of the Longest Night set for December 18
Abbey Caskets, a work of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, will host a Service of the Longest Night on Saturday, December 18, 2021,…
Finding Light in the Darkness of Grief
By Linus Mundy What do you do when it feels like grief is your only possession? It has entered into your…
Why We Need to Tell the Story of the One We Lost
By M. Donna MacLeod “I don’t want to forget my John,” Regina said, staring at the photograph of her husband that…
A Time of Grief—Short Prayers for Your Healing
By Peggy Ekerdt A few weeks after the sudden death of my brother-in-law, I spent the day with his 6-year-old son….
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Grieving the Loss of Your Parent
My mother, lying in a darkened hospital room, was close to death. But as she reached for my hand and looked…
Getting Through the First Weeks After the Funeral
My sisters and brothers and I met at the house the day after Mom’s funeral. With both Mom and Dad now…
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Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss
My mother died one warm September evening nearly 20 years ago, and I remember well the first holiday season that followed—the…
Grieving at Christmas: A Family Guide
Therapists and hotlines report an increase in calls during the Christmas holidays. It is no surprise, given the heightened expectations we…