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November 5, 2021

Mary Marrocco: Love finds a way to deal with death

Chiara Corbella Petrillo was a young Italian wife and mother who avoided inducing a premature birth and invasive treatment for cancer while she was pregnant. She is pictured in 2012 at Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, not long before her death at age 28.

Is love stronger than death? What an arduous, soul-changing task it is to test for ourselves the answer to this question.

Published in Mary Marrocco
May 21, 2020

Grieving a ‘hidden tragedy’ of pandemic

A priest blesses the coffins of two victims of COVID-19 during a burial ceremony in Italy.

The quiet victims during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic have been those grieving the death of a loved one.

Published in Canada
April 22, 2020

Bob Brehl: Grief manifests in a lockdown world

Funeral service workers transport a coffin of a victim of COVID-19 in Cisternino, Italy.

Throughout this pandemic lockdown, everyone must be going through a range of emotions at various times, from fear and anxiety to frustration and lethargy.

Published in Robert Brehl
December 5, 2019

Grief at Christmas: You are not alone

The Family Ministry Office offers training and education programs to ensure support for grieving parishioners.

Generation after generation have shared the classic Christmas poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” 

Published in Hamilton
March 30, 2019

Grieving women find comfort in ‘quillows’

Gillian cuddles up to a blanket featuring a photo of her father, who passed away seven years ago, at a unique program for low-income or marginalized women grieving the loss of a loved one

Her father died nearly seven years ago and she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss.

Published in Canada
February 2, 2017

There is light even in darkest of places

Jesus chooses to be in the land of desolation, writes Mary Marrocco.

These winter days, in the “ordinary” time from Christmas to Lent, can be tough.

Published in Mary Marrocco
December 22, 2015

Dealing with grief at Christmas

Rick Campanelli, left, and his family will be celebrating their first Christmas without the heart of their holidays, Antoinette, front left. The holiday season will not be the same without her, but they look forward to honouring her memory and perhaps start new traditions.

It will be a sadder Christmas for Rick Campanelli and his family this year as they celebrate their first Christmas without family matriarch Antoinette, who passed away over the summer. Antoinette was the heart of the Campanelli family holidays. She prepared everything from the gifts to decorating the family home in Hamilton, Ont., and, of course, cooked Christmas brunch and dinner. The whole family rallied around Antoinette’s love for Christmas.

Published in Christmas