June 25, 2024 Only For a Short While Oh, only for so short a while youhave loaned us to each other,because we take form in your act of drawing us,and we take life in your painting us,and we breathe in your singing us.But only for so short a whilehave you loaned us to...
June 24, 2024 For All the Faithful Departed O God, Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of your servants and handmaids the forgiveness of all their sins. Through our devout prayers, may they obtain pardon, which they have always desired. We ask...
June 23, 2024 “The strongest relationships are not always the ones that show no struggles, but the ones that grow through them.”– Author unknown When someone we love dies, there is so much shock and sadness that we can’t completely assess what has happened. For...
June 22, 2024 When John got a call from a former colleague that their former boss, Ken, died, it brought back a lot of memories of their years working together. Sure, they had disagreements, but retirement somehow laid all the anger and quarreling to rest. Time has a...
June 21, 2024 “The greatest challenge of our Christian faith is the acceptance of the infinite love that God has for each of us.” — Sr. Elissa Rinere CP Throughout history, many mystics have been given a glimpse of the divinity of Jesus … and also his humanity. Their...
June 20, 2024 “Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.”— Ambrose Bierce There are some things we wish we didn’t have to deal with while we’re grieving, such as last wills and testaments. Every family has its horror stories about the enmity...
