Keeping the Faith After Loss: Catholic Resources for Those Affected by Suicide
Ahead of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, we at Busted Halo prayerfully remember and pray for the souls of those who have died by…
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Her Promise: The Meaning of the Brown Scapular
The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel every year on July 16 in honor of the Blessed Mother’s appearance to…
Memento Mori: How Remembering Our Death Can Inspire Our Lives
Last year, for Lent, I chose to read Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble’s “Remember Your Death: Memento Mori” Lenten devotional. After seeing so many positive comments…
Sorting Through My Spirituality, With Help From My Late Mother
Jesus Freak. Bible Thumper. Holy Roller. These terms are viewed by some as derogatory or perhaps embraced by others as a badge of honor. I…
What I Learned From Accompanying Someone Through Their Final Days
Never before had I ever walked side by side, day by day, minute by minute, with someone during their final journey in life. Now, I…
3 p.m. Worship: The Hour For Giving Christ Our Utmost Attention
One day, on a visit to an old seminary in my diocese, I found myself alone in a chapel which was devoted solely to Eucharistic…
Experiencing Suicide Bereavement With the Help of the Sacraments
Two airplane trails crossed the pale winter sky, making a St. Andrew’s cross. A few hours before, I had visited a police morgue. Until I…
How Becoming More Comfortable With Death Helps Me Live a Fuller Life
Until recently, I was always terrified of death. I used to call it “the idea of death” as if death was something I could choose.…
Holy Week? Maybe, Maybe Not
To the unaccustomed eye, the Christian way of describing the events of Holy Week might seem paradoxical, even backwards. The days Jesus eats his final meal…
Joe Biden and Stephen Colbert Talk about Faith and Suffering
Comedian Stephen Colbert had an emotional and moving conversation with Vice President and potential 2016 candidate Joseph Biden on “The Late Show” Thursday night. The…
