December 22, 2024 Patty’s beloved son John died of brain cancer at 36 years old on February 20, 2022. Throughout her life, she has known loss. Her mother died of cancer when Patty was pregnant with her son. Her husband, who was a stockbroker on Wall Street, was...
December 21, 2024 For many years, Jan Richardson has been writing blessings, which she says offer insights into God’s often inscrutable providence so that we can “perceive the grace that threads through our lives.” In her book, “The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of...
December 20, 2024 Ann was tired of hearing people say, “Get on with your life.” It had been more than two years since her beloved husband Paul died and after 70 years of marriage, the idea of “moving on” can seem incomprehensible. Sometimes it felt she was living...
December 19, 2024 The following reflection by Emily Clark originally appeared in Fairfield County Catholic in her regular column “Collecting Moments.” Still Christmas By Emily Clark I never expected, on the morning of the first Monday of Advent, to be sitting in a...
December 18, 2024 What would Christmas be without Charles Dickens, the 19th-century English author who gave us many of the traditions and customs we cherish today? When we think of Dickens, we think of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly and miserable money-lender whose...
December 17, 2024 The following is an excerpt from a column titled “Sign from God?” by Carol Monaco, which appeared on the website Catholic Stand. During Christmas Eve Mass, an unexpected visitor was in the church. A cardinal flew in earlier in the day and spent most...
