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A Reflection by Fr. Adrian Burke, OSB “Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ … the abbot must take the greatest care that those who serve the sick do not neglect them.” —Rule of Saint Benedict 36:1, 10 Two months before my dad passed away, I spent several

29May

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 sense that someone was missing from the table, that something was wrong with all the rejoicing, that everything had changed forever—and not in a good way. With time, I came to adjust to the

19Oct

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Even as you stew over aging’s negative aspects, you can also come to realize some of the advantages it brings. As you consider the following possibilities for keeping body, mind, and spirit fit, remember that these are not separate parts of you but the essential ingredients of a whole person. You can’t work on

14Sep

Turning to God in Times of Grief

The Catholic funeral can be a rich source of God’s comfort Throughout the liturgy, you hear God’s caring, consoling promises to you. There is the promise of God’s comfort, heard in many of the prayers and in the readings. Finally, there is the promise of eternal life, repeated many times throughout the funeral

14May

Humor – It Helps Us as We Age

Even though old age is a fact of life, the truth is, we haven’t learned to cope with the mounting years all that well. When we’re young, old age seems a lifetime away, and being old doesn’t sound like an exciting prospect. Partly this is the fault of our youth-obsessed culture. But partly, we “old-timers”

18Feb

A Lenten Journey Through Grief

If there ever was a season designed to help us move through grief after a loved one’s death, that season would be Lent. Just like the stages of grief we all must go through, Lent involves a series of passages: from darkness to light, loss to gain, fear to trust, sorrow to joy, and ultimately, from death to life.

01Jan

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time. Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is,

04Sep

Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide

The suicide of someone you care about is a devastating tragedy. It happens in the best of families and to the best of people, shattering the lives of the shocked survivors. In many ways, suicide is one of the most difficult deaths to mourn. As you mourn the death of your friend or loved one, you probably feel a

11Jul

What to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving

A friend or family member is grieving. A co-worker or neighbor has gone through the loss of a loved one. You wonder what you will say at the wake or funeral, at work, when you see them in church or run into them at the supermarket or mall. You want to say the right thing, the comforting thing, not too much or too

13Jun

Losing Your Dad

Losing your dad is one of life’s most painful and traumatic events. It’s different for each person, yet there are some shared emotions and issues. Here are a few words of advice that I hope will help you as you go through this painful time of loss. • Attend to present feelings Don’t wall your grief off.

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Our Benedictine Values

Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Turning to God in Times of Grief

Humor – It Helps Us as We Age

A Lenten Journey Through Grief

The Serenity Prayer

Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide

What to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving

Losing Your Dad

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