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It’s Okay to Have an Unhappy New Year
We know holiness doesn’t always lead to happiness. But what if our unhappiness can itself be holy?
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Life as a Fading Flower
Ash Wednesday breaks down our illusion of invincibility
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La vida como una flor que se marchita
El Miércoles de Ceniza derriba nuestra ilusión de que somos invencibles.
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Hillbillies Deserve More than an Elegy
VP candidate J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir told a compelling story about my home region in Appalachia. But it was not the whole story.
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When Grief like Sea Billows Roll Through Your Holidays
I learned how to mourn when my mom lost her mind, and then her life, to dementia.
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My Sister’s Sudden Death Prepared Me for COVID-19’s Slow Grief
As much as we might want to, none of us can outsource the burden of bereavement.