by Jennie Murphy | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog Articles
We lost our son Fabrizio in an accident. In an instant, the “light went out”: silence, darkness, and anguish invaded us. How does one survive a child? I cannot imagine a deeper pain, nor can I communicate the sense of boundless and desperate injustice one feels. We...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog Articles
We have been married for 28 years with two wonderful children, Francis, 22, and Makara, 17. Our journey, however, has not been as easy as it would seem from these first sentences… Our new family’s enthusiasm was immediately quenched by the news, after a fetal...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog Articles
Today, we honor St. Cecilia, the beloved patron saint of music and musicians, whose unwavering faith and love for God inspired her to sing praises to God even in the face of adversity. Known for her angelic voice and devotion to Christ, St. Cecilia reminds us that...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog Articles
Human logic rejects any loss, especially the loss of loved ones such as a child. The taste of absence is bitter, the silence and emptiness are heartbreaking. It is only the miracle of faith that can make us see life where there is death. A faith that in time becomes...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 14, 2024 | Blog Articles
Did you know that Click To Pray is the Pope’s official prayer app? The app offers you three brief moments of prayer each day which invite you to meet with Jesus and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. Each prayer is an invitation to unite your heart with the...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 7, 2024 | Blog Articles
In the month of November, when the Church traditionally remembers the faithful departed, the Pope invites people to pray with him for all those who have lost a child. Fathers and mothers who have experienced grief that is “particularly intense” and beyond all human...