Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
As we speak, two of my family members lie on their deathbeds, awaiting their release into the loving arms of God. It is hard on the whole family to walk through these kinds of circumstances, especially during the holiday season, as the holidays are commonly difficult anyway, our past grief over the loss of a loved one returning to us in sometimes subtle, sometimes powerful ways.
Silent night...holy night... The Nativity of Christ is frequently presented to us as a silent thing, and even I’ve referred to it as such. In some long-ago piece, I describe it being “as if God had put His hand over the wails and sobs of a suffering world and said, ‘Sshh, it will be all right...’”