October 30, 2025 The love I lost, and gained By Michael Shea For a very long time after the death of my wife, I felt that the profound amount of love I feel for her was now going to go bad and no longer have any value or use. I believed it was only meant for her....
October 29, 2025 Inscription on a grave of a mother who died young Fly, fly do not fearDon’t waste a breath, don’t shed a tear,Your heart is pure, you soul is free,Be on your way, don’t wait for me. Above the universe you’ll climbOn beyond the hands of time,The moon...
October 28, 2025 Today is the feast of St. Jude, one of the 12 Apostles and patron saint of hopeless causes. Also known as St. Jude Thaddeus, he is believed to have been a cousin of Jesus. Countless people over the centuries have sought his intercession in prayer. St....
October 27, 2025 The following prayer was written by Vickey Hickey, Residential Pastoral Associate at Catherine Dennis Keefe Queen of Clergy Residence, about her late brother, Edward F. Hickey Jr., who died at 94 on April 18, 2021. A native of Darien, he moved to St....
October 26, 2025 The following is an excerpt from a piece by Father Charles T. Rubey titled “Navigating Grief: Halloween’s Impact on Survivors.” Father Rubey is the Founder and Director of Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) a non-denominational program...
October 25, 2025 The following reflection on praying for the dead was written by Brianna Madrigal and appears on the Hallow website at (https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-the-dead/#why) “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are...
