November 28, 2024 Joe drove to St. Michael Cemetery in Stratford, where his grandparents were buried. He hadn’t visited them in years, so he figured All Souls Day was a perfect time to pay his respects and say a few prayers. The gravestone was worn and weathered, but...
November 27, 2024 Almighty and eternal God,from whose love in Christwe cannot be parted,either by death or life,hear our prayers and thanksgivingsfor all whom we remember this day.Fulfill in them the purposeof your love,and bring us all, with them,to your eternal...
November 26, 2024 In his book, “Trusting God in the Present,” the acclaimed author Fr. Jacques Philippe discusses the importance of being able to forgive our family members when occasions and situations arise that can tear us apart. The death of a loved one can be...
November 25, 2024 Jesus often said the beginning of spiritual growth is humility, and it is something that the saints have practiced throughout history. Books have been written about this fundamental virtue, and yet we know so little about it. And we live in a world...
November 24, 2024 Pianist and composer Paul Cardall came into this world with half a heart. He had surgery the day he was born, April 24, 1973, and several more as a teenager. He knew he would ultimately need a heart transplant. After suffering heart failure in his...
November 23, 2024 Rosemary’s brother died at 15 in a car accident, and she still thinks about him every day, years later, but something happened a long time ago that has special meaning for her. As she recalled, “We had a dog when I was late in my teens, but he was...
