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Yearly Archives: 2016
BY JAVIER F. CASADO PEREZ I was asked to contribute to an ongoing dialogue on grief and loss by writing about thanksgiving and gratitude. When I was initially asked to write about gratitude and thanksgiving, I was excited. I’ve practiced a grateful mindfulness for several years now. I sat and […]
Mourning the Loss of a Different Future
Our daughter said, “Mom, Dad, we need to talk — it’s important.” Parents of any teenager know that momentary panic — “What can this be about?” — followed by a mental checklist of possibilities. But this time, nothing on the checklist was even close to the truth. “I’m transgender.” This […]
Events Seek to Build a Bridge Between LGBTQ and Faith ...
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Wings of Hope: A Story of Strength and Resilience
BY CHRISTIAN BRADY A few weeks ago I was in Pittsburgh speaking about suffering and grace. I shared about the loss of our son, Mack, who died of a blood infection just short of his ninth birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012, and I shared about the grace of our […]
Celebrate the Love after a Loss
BY BEN WIDEMAN As a campus minister for 3rd Way Collective, I find myself in a lot of interesting spaces. Our organizational identity is rooted in faith-based peace and social justice, and striving for this means that our work ends up centering on what it means to belong. So many […]
Community Creates a Sense of Belonging
BY DIANA MALCOM During the past few years, our world has known tremendous tragedy. Just last month, a plane crashed at our own airport, taking the life of a generous doctor and his pilot. That’s the local. It’s almost too painful to think beyond our own village. It demands much […]
Grieve a Great Loss at Your Own Pace
BY ALICIA ANDERSON I could barely drag myself out of bed the morning after Willow died. For nearly four and a half years, she had been the main reason I got up early, dressed and went out to walk in all weather. A gray and white Siberian Husky with heaps […]
Social Media Grief Sharing Can Help Heal
BY F. GLENN FLEMING When I began my career in the funeral industry at the age of 21, I had a lot to learn. Looking back on it a half-century later, one thing I’ve learned is I would do it all over again. Although the hours were pretty hard on […]
Lessons Learned as a Funeral Director
BY CHRISTIAN BRADY “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” “April showers bring May flowers.” Spring is a time of dramatic changes in weather, the cold hard earth softening and bringing forth new life … and endless clichés. Spring is not only the time of nature’s rebirth, it is […]