In memory of all the souls who have gone before us, Sacred Sorrows prayerfully recognizes a traditional prayer of the High Holy Days.

I’ve been wondering when I’m going to stop rearranging the furniture in my house. Because the truth is that my son died and I feel crazy.

Maybe I'm not supposed to know ahead of time what the throat feeling is. Maybe if I knew it then I would stop the cry.

In a Bible story, Simeon prophecies about the baby Jesus, then tells Mary, "a sword will pierce your very soul."

If you've lost your faith, take heart. A real, hard-won faith awaits in your new pearl of great price, found through the darkness of doubt.

I was having a conversation with my surviving son Nick yesterday. He had flown in for a wedding, and we were chatting about upcoming plans.

I saw a sign that read "I wish heaven had visiting hours." I wondered what I would bring my son Chad if I could visit him there now.