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“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” — John 1:5 Some moments never leave us. The JFK assassination. The Challenger explosion. 9/11. The COVID pandemic. We remember exactly where we were, because in those moments grief was not ours alone — we grieved together, what’s often called collective grief. …

“𝑹𝒆𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆; 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏.” 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝟏𝟐:𝟏𝟓 Today is National Grief Awareness Day, an opportunity not only to remember those we have loved and lost, but also to become more aware of the many ways grief has touched our own lives. When we hear the word grief, we naturally think …

“You are precious in my sight and honored, and I love you.”— Isaiah 43:4 That beautiful line from Scripture was at the heart of the homily Fr. Vincent Hevern, SJ, gave when Jean and I were married 46 years ago today—and all these years later, it still captures exactly how I feel about her. Looking …