Short prayers for grieving family. Prayers serve as a source of hope in life, bringing comfort and inner peace. The loss of a family member can be deeply devastating, and during such moments ...

Father God, I lift up my friend who is mourning their father. I ask that You would give them comfort in the midst of this life-shaking event. Thank you for Your promise to walk with and even carry ...

As death approaches, the Church stays close to the one who is dying, to give comfort and support. The family should ask that holy Communion be brought to the dying. This is Viaticum, food for the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Elaine Wiatr’s friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn’t be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. When she presented the ...

Kerry Fulford, right, embraces Shana Latham, offering words of comfort at Crosspoint Christian Church following a tornado several days earlier in Selma, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

According to tradition, this litany, approved in 1899 for public recitation, originated at Marseilles, where devotion to the Sacred Heart became very popular during the early eighteenth century.

Although one time, one Saturday afternoon, he did scold me for having heard confessions that afternoon, that same day. And I hope that it's some source of consolation, if there are any lawyers ...