It is okay to be sad. Rather than loathe, we lament, because we know of a better land.

Jesus did not come in power. He became the Christ, the anointed one, because he surrendered what little he had into the hands of the Father.

One of Francis’ strengths is his willingness to surprise, to take the unexpected path.

We are the ones who have been left behind. We suffer a loss; our loved ones do not.

The notion that our prayers can aid the dead as well as the living has always been a part of the Christian faith.

Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.