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		<title>Pausing between the past and future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As this New Year approached I was delighted to receive an email from an old friend. Mel and I made up the long arms of a trio of women who had been friends for over a decade. Our friendships ran deep and intense from the very beginning as the three of us bonded over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peripheral vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been honored over the years to have witnessed the stories of men and women who have lost their spouses, parents whose precious children are gone and children who miss their deceased siblings or parents. As their journeys unfolded and they learned to navigate the wilderness of their grief, an interesting phenomenon seemed to occur. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope for the holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/11/hope-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently invited to speak at a gathering of the local chapter of The Compassionate Friends, a bereavement support group open to parents and grandparents who have lost a child. Our topic was coping with the holidays.
As I listened to the introductions of the mothers, dads and grandparents of the group I was awestruck by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s not just all in your head</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kay Cozad
A young widow and I were discussing the trials of grief the other day and settled on the topic of health. She herself had been experiencing frequent headaches and persistent low-grade fatigue since the death of her husband several months ago, both foreign and disconcerting to this once-energetic wife and mother of three.
“I don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mirror of the heart</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/09/mirror-of-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being in relationship with God and others is what life is really all about. Our relationship with God grows daily if we work at staying in communication with Him via prayer, the sacraments and service. But that’s for another column.
Our earthly relationships with others help us form our identity and those boundaries within which we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The courage to bear witness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the anniversary of my nephew’s death approaches, I am immersed in vivid memories of not only the poignancy of his life, but also the tragic gift of his death. Sitting with a dying loved one is not an easy task, but offers its own treasure. Being present for the long term to those left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking free of guilt</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/06/breaking-free-of-guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grief over the death of a loved one can cause so many different emotions to flare. I find one of the most mysterious of the emotions that drives our grief journey is guilt.
Many bereaved have wrestled with a sense of guilt over the circumstances surrounding the death of their loved one, especially those who experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The lexicon of loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 15:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During lunch recently my colleagues and I were discussing the details of the funeral of a noted community servant. As the discussion traversed the rich traditional funeral rite and the consolation of the hymns, we hit upon a sore subject — what do we call death?
I’ve often wondered who chose the vocabulary our culture uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re all in this together</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/04/we%e2%80%99re-all-in-this-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the heart wretching funeral of a dear friend who lost her short-lived yet grueling battle with cancer. She was only 47, but had been a widow for nine years — which left her raising four children as a single parent. She and I had countless conversations over the past decade about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What next?</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/03/what-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I write this, taking in the peaceful sight of the softly falling snow, I ponder what this day has in store for me. What will I accomplish and of what service will I be to others? 
I must admit, it seems not long ago that the deep and brutal grief over the death of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birds of a feather</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/02/birds-of-a-feather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The process we call grief is a natural but complicated journey. Though the road has been paved by those who have mourned before us, each mourner leaves a unique set of footprints in the wake of a loss.
I have learned that each distinctive way of grieving is formed, in part, by several factors, including our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A picture is worth a thousand words</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/01/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent widow’s support group I had asked each member to bring a photo of her husband to share with the group. As the widows passed their treasured pictures around their circle of allies, loving descriptions of the character these beloved men embodied were told and retold.

As the exercise progressed many of their faces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New beginnings</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/12/new-beginnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season, with all its rich tradition and merriment, sometimes brings with it a need to reflect on times gone by. Gathering with family and friends inspires reminiscence of old — a noble endeavor — but when you are mourning the loss of a loved one the emotional sway of grief can change the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving the holidays </title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/11/surviving-the-holidays%c2%a0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grieving the loss of a loved one is never an easy task. And the journey may become even more daunting as the holidays approach, with the anticipation of seasonal celebrations without a loved one almost paralyzing to some. 
I faced my first Christmas without my husband, who brought cheer in a big way to every holiday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unexpected insights</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/10/unexpected-insights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anniversary date of a loved one’s death sometimes burdens us with its call to attention. The call may come insidiously days or weeks before the special day, catching us unaware and sometimes vulnerable. But with years of practice many bereaved become savvy to the waves of grief that have them revisiting touching memories of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Who can say where the road goes, where the day flows. Only time &#8230;” is the opening verse in a popular melody by the award-winning Irish singer Enya, who laments the questions that only time will answer. Time may hold the answers, but we must travel at our own pace through it to find them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions, decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/08/decisions-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shock of losing a loved one, be it sudden or following an extended illness, can paralyze the best of us. A cloud of anesthetic numbness envelops our hearts that may not only disrupt the state of our bodies but our minds and souls as well. There is an insidious fog that sets in and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honoring our needs</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/07/honoring-our-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seasons have changed and summer is finally in full swing. There are concerts in the park, fairs and festivals, weekend barbecues, special holidays celebrations with fireworks and picnics, and maybe even a family reunion or two. So many traditional social events with which to make fond memories.
But for those who have experienced the loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The heart of grief</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/06/the-heart-of-grief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As guest speaker for a graduate counseling class recently, I was formulating what the bulk of my message would be to these eager students, many of whom had experienced field training or currently held counseling positions within area middle or high schools. They all reportedly felt under qualified to address issues of grief and loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The healing cocoon</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2010/05/the-healing-cocoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a general consensus in our culture today that those who lose a loved one must spring back into normal life activities directly after the funeral service. And those who wish to support their bereaved loved ones many times offer an abundance of activities to assist them in deflecting the pain of [...]]]></description>
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