In January, I attended my final session of the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction. The topic of the two-week session was spiritual healing, and after
By Elizabeth McClung While it seems as though fall has graced the rest of the world with its presence, summer is still beating down upon
By Chrissie Dunham The exam table paper crinkled beneath me, electric lights buzzed overhead. The doctor clicked on the ultrasound screen and began his search
I am not a dad but in God’s stellar sight, I am. My wife Shirley and I had four miscarriages in the early 1980s. We
Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not
December 13th—the Feast Day of St. Lucy, I stood aside a grave of another unborn child. It is unnatural for a father to bury his
Have you ever wondered what it will be like to enter heaven? I read a story a while back about near-death experiences. The story that
Although most respectable members of our parishes try to look healthy and content in public, mental illness is as common and invisible among the faithful as it
Infant burials are a reality that we need to not only address, but accommodate in respecting our Faith Tradition. The photograph you see here is
In my previous column, I shared how hospitals can develop burial programs for babies who die prior to birth. There are as many as
Updated 11/14/15 to reflect my experiences with my 4th miscarriage. The loss of a child is a nightmare for every parent. In the first
To be perfectly honest, we were feeling pretty good about things. As part of the diaconate formation in our diocese, each candidate is required to
It was an interesting NFP Awareness week at our blog The Practicing Catholic. We wrote a week-long series about natural family planning, and we lost
