In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross defined the “five stages of grief” as “denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.”
Author: Bill Miller
Early Funeral Arrangements Help Assure Post-Death Wishes Are Respected
Once a loved one dies, perhaps the biggest question becomes: What is an appropriate funeral, and how should it be carried out? In some cases, that question has been addressed in advance, but in other cases, it hasn’t.
Christmas Traditions Unique and Similar Among Apostolates in Diocese
All month, The Tablet is taking a look at how different cultures represented in the diocese celebrate Christmas. This week we focus on Egypt, Jamaica, China, Czech Republic, and Ukraine.
Spirituality Is Replacing Religion For Many People
Father Joseph Gibino was teaching theology at St. John’s University in the late 1990s when he noticed students shifting their views on spirituality.
Brooklyn Group Gets Spiritual Growth at Youth Conference
Youth from Mary of Nazareth and St. Thomas Aquinas parishes in Brooklyn journeyed to California Nov. 10-12 for the National Catholic Youth Conference. The event’s theme was “Walking on Water,” and they came home brimming with motivation to achieve greatness for God’s Kingdom.
They came home inspired to seek greatness, despite their own limitations.
CMS’ New Effort Helps Eviction Victims Get Legal Representation
Catholic Migration Services is part of an effort advocating for free lawyers in housing court, which is guaranteed by law in NYC for qualifying tenants facing eviction. But now, 17,000 litigants who qualify for the service still don’t have one — but their cases are moving forward in court anyway.
Chaplains Aim to Help Vets With No Hope Amid Rise in Suicides
Preventing suicides among former service members is a top priority of the chaplains working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Sharing that mission are Father Ivan Tyhovych (left) and Father Andrew Sioleti, chief of chaplains, at the VA’s New York Harbor Health System in Manhattan.
Father Lauder’s Favorite Films
Father Robert Lauder has been enjoying movies for more than 80 years. Still, his favorites make for a short list, starting with “On the Waterfront,” from 1954.
Father Lauder Sees Movies as a Life Lesson for His Faith
The melding of philosophy and spirituality expressed in art — particularly movies — has turned Father Robert Lauder into a film aficionado. As a philosophy professor at St. John’s University he shows his classes his favorite movies, like “On the Waterfront,” and “A Man for All Seasons.” He wants students to consider if movies can “tell us something about God.”
Only in Print: Titanic Exhibit Enlivens Stories of 1,500 Lost, Including a Heroic Priest
The story of Father Thomas Byles from England is just one of many from the RMS Titanic, pride of the White Star Shipping Line, which met its fate on its maiden voyage in April 15, 1912. Father Byles was traveling to Brooklyn for his younger brother’s wedding.