Grace can be found in a season of grief

Karen and Kevin Beaton have lived through the loss of two of their six children. Independent tragic circumstances claimed the lives of their five-year-old daughter, Christine, in 1982 and their adult son, Colin, in 2018 at the age of 31. "In my

Lazarus, death, and the tears of God’s grief

In Sunday’s reading from the Gospel of John, we heard the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. In her latest essay, Simcha Fisher reflects on the powerful moment when Christ openly grieves for his friend. “He weeps not despite his

C.S. Lewis and the spirituality of grief

In a new In Focus for Our Sunday Visitor, writer Susan Erschen offers readers ways to cope with the loss of a loved one with the help of the writings of C.S. Lewis. Erschen writes: “Grief enters all of our lives at

When you forget the loved one who died

As we approach All Souls’ Day, Our Sunday Visitor columnist David Mills offers readers a way to carry on the legacy — and help us remember — of loved ones who have passed away. Mills writes: “In some way, the person you

A lesson from Tolkien on grief (and hope)

On the sixth anniversary of his sister’s death, columnist David Mills revisits the feeling of loss. “It’s weird how that day, that very bad day, seems to be a long time ago and just yesterday, because I've adjusted to a world without

Letters to a Young Catholic: How to grieve

In the 19th installment of his series Letters to a Young Catholic, Notre Dame professor Leonard DeLorenzo covers the topic “How to grieve.” It is an important lesson for today’s young people. DeLorenzo writes that while today’s society teaches us to be

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