grief

How My 8-Track Killed Elvis

Posted on August 2, 2018September 13, 2018 by Daniel F. Flores

Elvis is dead. I didn’t mean to do it. But somehow, I became an unwitting accomplice to a national tragedy. My intentions were sincere. I only wanted to hear the King one more time. It is not as... Read More

Holy Grief

Posted on January 25, 2016January 24, 2016 by Mackenzie Reynolds

My friend died last week, from suicide. It was a surprise and a shock. I have spent the last few days in a haze, moving slowly and deliberately. Getting things done as has been possible, but not well... Read More

The Valley of the Shadow of Death – Seeking a Jewish Afterlife

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 by Adam Zagoria-Moffet

A month ago, my mother-in-law’s brother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Tom (may his memory be for a blessing), was far too young, too healthy, and too committed to his family for anyone ... Read More

Home

Posted on May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by Allana Taylor

Home is a concept that has little to do with a physical building, but everything to do with the emotional, psychological and spiritual space that we each occupy. We live in this space no matter where ... Read More

Grieve First, Tell Stories Later: Notes on Tragedy and Ideological Opportunism

Posted on April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 by Jared Hillary Ruark

On Monday, bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and today we’re tempted to tell stories when we ought to be grieving. The pundits have already started. (Apparently the first rul... Read More

To Work the Earth of My Heart: Memorizing the Sermon on the Mount

Posted on January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 by Caitlin Michelle Desjardins

I just returned from my last final of the semester. It was…unconventional, to say the least. Instead of sitting in a wood-paneled classroom for three hours getting intimate with a blue book, I spent... Read More

Poetry and Healing in Times of Great Tragedy

Posted on December 15, 2012December 15, 2012 by Nicolas Cable

Today is my birthday, but I won’t be celebrating this year. I woke up this morning not thinking about my 24 years of life, but about the 26 lost souls, and 20 of these victims who never got a chance... Read More

Worthy is the Cat: Reflections on Feline Mortality and Psychological Mercy

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Rebecca Levi

More so than when beloved humans in my life have died, as I prepare for my cat's death I find myself needing to believe—against any rational argument, against my significant philosophical problems w... Read More

Samhain: Death, Darkness, and the Harvest Season

Posted on October 23, 2012October 23, 2012 by Bridget Liddell

It is October, and the remaining orange, yellow, red, brown leaves flutter in the crisp air – beautiful in death, with a final fruition before departure – and some glide down to rest with the root... Read More

Miscarriage and Support

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Congregational Resource Guide

Dealing with death and grief is part of becoming a cleric. But dealing with miscarriages and the accompanying grief is too little discussed in many religious circles. Fortunately, that's beginning to ... Read More