Grieving During the Holidays
Today, I was invited to give a talk at one of the local funeral homes for their clients who had lost loved ones during the last year. I spoke about grieving during the holiday season. A reading from the book … Continued
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
One of the deep mysteries of the human experience lies in the realities of life and death. Everyone has, or will, experience the death of loved ones, sometimes after a long life, sometimes far too soon, always with feelings of … Continued
The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Today’s readings It’s been a couple of years now since Dad died, but I still miss him all the time. Yes, with time, the grief has subsided a bit, and the days are a little easier. But the memories, great … Continued
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Today’s readings: Isaiah 25:6-9; I Corinthians 15:51-57; John 6:37-40 This past Sunday and Monday, I took a couple of days off. I packed up early on Sunday and was out of the house by 6am, and took a 3 hour … Continued
All Souls: The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9 | Revelation 21:1-7 | Matthew 25:31-40 When I celebrated this Liturgy last year, the homily I gave was pretty straightforward. It was theologically accurate and liturgically sound. This year, the experience is a little different for me, … Continued
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