Santa and Grief
A mere week after we held a small burial for Susan, it was Christmas. We attended Christmas Eve children’s mass as usual. After service,...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Jun 1, 2013
- 10 min
The Gift of Delayed Grief
My early twenties weren’t exactly a stellar time. Within a short period of time I was raped twice. I found out I was pregnant shortly...
- Dec 17, 2012
- 4 min
Santa and Grief
I had every intention of posting some interesting theological ideas I have with y’all today, but I’m just not feeling it. So instead, I’d...
- Dec 15, 2012
- 4 min
A Christian Understanding of Death
As a child, my mother taught me that when someone dies, we should never feel badly for them. The deceased is fine. Rather, we grieve for...
- Jan 27, 2012
- 11 min
What to do if someone starts crying in front of you
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji Miyazawa In the spring of 2000, I received a phone call informing me...
- Jan 7, 2012
- 5 min
Gabriel Santorum and our Rituals of Grief
In 1996, Rick and Karen Santorum lost a child just past 20 weeks gestation. The baby died 2 hours after birth. The Santorums held...
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