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...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog Articles
Today we concluded our October Thursdays From The Heart! It was a great honor to get to pray with you all throughout the month. Thank you for joining, whether it was for a week or two, or for all 5 weeks. It is beautiful to see the ways in which the Lord brings us...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog Articles
Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation. Pope Francis – November 2024 What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog Articles
Mary, you who are Mother of all, welcome into your heart those who are going through the pain of the loss of a child. You know the pain of loss, on Good Friday, and the feeling of absence and silence in the waiting for the Sabbath. There are no words to fill the void,...
by Jennie Murphy | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog Articles
For anyone who has lost a child The suffering of losing a child – to violence, to hunger, to random genetic mutations that science explains simply as bad luck – can be overwhelming. As parents whose child has died or is dying, we can relate deeply to Jesus’...
by Jennie Murphy | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog Articles
Renewing Our Hearts On October 24, Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos. In it, the Holy Father calls us to “rediscover the heart as a profound symbol of human dignity and divine love.” Pope Francis explains that the heart represents the...
