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Suicide an Uncomfortable Conversation Made Comfortable

I first met the Very Rev. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, at a Catholic Writers Conference in 2018. He was promoting his book After Suicide. This was a timely encounter, as I had two acquaintances who were struggling after recently losing family members to suicide. God will often place opportunities in our hands to help those […]

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Suicide an Uncomfortable Conversation Made Comfortable

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Independence

As a nation, we recently celebrated our Independence Day. For an amazing 250 years, we have preserved our freedom and the God-given rights on which our country was founded. Throughout our history, we have fought to protect that independence. On a personal level, however, independence means something different for each of us. What independence looks […]

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