My father was a decorated New York City police officer, but he retired early to focus on his drinking.
Grief
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Seeing myself in the Black Madonna
I grew up in the era of “Black is Beautiful.” But standing before ‘La Moreneta’ was different.
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Paying our respects to Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle’s essays were filled with grace and unconcerned with grammar.
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From a Wall Street career to postpartum depression: a mother recovers
Jena Booher had a high-powered Wall Street career before suffering from postpartum depression. Now she’s committed her life to helping mothers through similar experiences.
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A conversation between Alice McDermott and Thomas Lynch on death and grieving in our culture today.
Two Irish-American writers engage questions of mortality with the sense of humor proper to a wake.
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A Complicated Grief: Persevering in faith in the midst of suffering
When my cell phone rings early one sunny fall morning, I reach for it groggily, see that the call is from my mother and know that whatever she is about to say will be heartbreaking. I am still in bed in my pajamas, and my mom tells me that Marian Elizabeth has been born. Everything else my mother sa
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Praying With Laurie: On grief, growth and letting go
After losing his daughter to cancer, Richard Wile embraces the kenosis, or self-emptying, of centering prayer.
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When Death Will Not Leave: A husband’s journey through grief
A husband’s journey through grief
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The Father of Mercies
My father performed the most powerful act of Christian charity I have ever personally witnessed: forgiving the young man who killed my brother.