Last night we concluded another 6-session cycle of our Bereavement Program at St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish in Spring Lake, NJ to help those who are navigating that difficult journey of grieving the loss of a loved one. I am continually blessed by the inner strength, resilience, and courage that people in grief bring to this …
โLooking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields. ’65, I was 17 and running up 101. I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on. Running on, running on empty. Running on, running blind. Running on, running into the sun …
“๐๐ง๐๐๐โ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐จ, ๐โ๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ.โ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ข, โ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐งโ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ
This article takes a closer look at an issue that often surfaces in grief ministry when a person we love dies alone in those final moments of life without the presence of family and close friends, an experience that became more pronounced for many families grieving a loss during the height of the global pandemic. I also share my own story of losing my brother Dennis who died suddenly at the age of 19 and the healing, closure, and meaning I recently experienced by having the courage to finally visit that sacred ground where God called him home. #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #spiritualcoaching #lifecoaching
“Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature’s way of letting in only as much as we can handle.โ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The U.S. labor market continues to defy expectations as job growth has remained quite strong with a national unemployment rate of 3.7% that continues …
“I thought he’d live forever. He seemed so big and strong. But the minutes fly and the years roll by for a father and his son. I never will forget him, for he made me what I am. Though he may be gone, memory lingers on. And I miss him, my Old Man.” From the …
“Blessed are those that mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Last Thursday, I did what I have always done on every April 20th, attending Mass at the church of my youth, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood, NJ in commemoration of my late brother Dennis who died unexpectedly 51 years ago. At …
โ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐. ๐๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.โ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฉ The Bike as a Metaphor for What Happens in Life and Work Biking has been a source of joy for me ever since I purchased my Cannondale R1000Si road bike in July 2002. …
My brother Matt and I celebrated the life of our Mom today on the third anniversary of her passing first with Mass at Mount Carmel, lighting a candle for her in front of the Statue of St. Jude (her favorite saint), a walk through her favorite park, and then breakfast at The Daily Treat, almost …
โBlessed are they who mourn for they will be comfortedโ Matthew 5:4 Super grateful to David Kessler, FACHE, the worldโs most renowned grief expert, for having completed his Grief Educator Certification Program and bringing his comprehensive and unique methodology, tools, and decades of experience to help us better navigate the many challenges associated with grief. …
The Search for Meaning in Your Grief “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not “get over” the loss of a loved one, you will learn to live with it, you will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will …
