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Does Healing Equal Forgetting?

There are times when I feel my heart beginning to heal. I feel lighter and able to breathe a full breath. I can be smiling and even enjoying myself and then…. I check myself. Fear, shame, and guilt creep in. How can I be acting “normal?” How can I be having these good feelings when my heart is still breaking? How

20Dec

Handling the Holidays

Holidays are often difficult for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. The sounds, sights and smells of the holiday season may trigger feelings of sadness, loss, emptiness and anxiety. Traditionally being a time of family togetherness, sharing and thanksgiving, this season may bring feelings of

04Sep

Getting to Know Us!

Here at Abbey Caskets, we are blessed with the best staff! If you have called in with questions or to place an order, you may have had the pleasure of talking with our team. We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to each of our employees so you can connect a face with a name the next time you give us a

24Jul

Getting to Know Us!

18Apr

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

Juan was in his mid-thirties and sitting up in his hospital bed when I met him. His wife and mother were on either side, holding his hands and sobbing. His cardiologist paged for a chaplain, and I arrived to learn that Juan understood that he was dying and wanted to make arrangements to die at home. He was having

20Oct

A Serenity Prayer for Grievers

Following my father’s death, there were days when it was hard to know whether I was feeling sorry for myself or plodding through the quicksand of grief as best I could. There were days I longed for someone to tell me how to get through the grief. But when someone would suggest it was time I “move along,” I

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

13Jul

Five things to Consider as You Prepare to Retire

Retirement offers a unique opportunity for us to nurture our spirits by giving us chances for creativity, contribution, fulfillment, serenity, self-discovery, and self-renewal. It is an invitation to define oneself by who you are versus what you do. Key to continuing personal development and joie de vivre is

16Apr

Dealing With All the “Stuff” After a Loved One Dies

Sorting through the belongings of a loved one can bring up many issues: pain of past hurts, sadness of hopes unrealized, anger over decisions made about an inheritance or a cherished item. Dealing with the stuff becomes a responsibility for someone after each person dies. Perhaps in this case, that person

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.

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Does Healing Equal Forgetting?

Handling the Holidays

Getting to Know Us!

Getting to Know Us!

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

A Serenity Prayer for Grievers

Turning to God in Times of Grief

Five things to Consider as You Prepare to Retire

Dealing With All the “Stuff” After a Loved One Dies

A Lenten Journey Through Grief

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