Tag: death

• The Family at the Foot of the Cross

  

  Lent is a season of reflecting upon the suffering and death of the Lord and go with him to the foot of the cross.  Many of the faithful offer up a token sacrifice for 40 days to better learn how to love.  These sacrifices have meaning, these little daily sufferings in a small way, prepare our…

  Allen Hébert

  October 5, 2024

  Articles, Joy, Practical Advice, Unconditional Love

  children, death, Family, fasting, Marriage, parenting, Prayer, relationships

• Joyfully Visiting the Sick

  

  Our Time on This Earth is Short There can be joy in the dying process.  I remember my reaction when my father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.  It was significantly different from the other times I had experienced the loss of a loved one.  In the past, I felt somewhat devastated and every fiber…

  Denae Hebert

  August 23, 2015

  Articles, Corporal Works of Mercy, Joy, Serving Life, Unconditional Love, Visiting the Sick

  death, emotions, extended family, Family, love, Marriage, priorities, relationships

• Learning To Love During Death

  

  It’s Hard to Grow Closer to Someone you Know is Going to Die I grew up in a loving family, we were very service oriented — giving of our time, talent, and treasure to help those in need. My parents constantly set an example, to show love in everything you do; give of yourself to…

  victoriahebert

  August 13, 2015

  Articles, Corporal Works of Mercy, Joy, Unconditional Love, Visiting the Sick

  death, extended family, grandparents, holy family, love, parenting, priorities, relationships

• It’s All About Attitude

  Attitude, we all have one.  Our approach to a person, situation or event usually has a great influence on how it will turn out for us and everyone else involved.  One bad attitude can wreck an entire party.  The same thing can happen within our homes.  There is one chapter in the book Arms of…

  Allen Hébert

  April 15, 2015

  Articles, Corporal Works of Mercy, Joy, Practical Advice, Unconditional Love, Visiting the Sick

  death, emotions, empathy, love, parenting, relationships, suffering

• How to Be a Father after God’s own Heart

  

  The world needs strong, faith-filled fathers who are seeking to love as God loves.

  Allen Hébert

  March 4, 2015

  Articles, Corporal Works of Mercy, Family Prayer, God’s Plan for Family Life, Joy, Marriage, Unconditional Love, Visiting the Sick

  children, church, community, death, Family, fatherhood, fun, holy family, Marriage, parenting, Play, Prayer, relationships

• Are you Afraid of Dying?

  

  Family Funerals Funerals, everybody loves attending them, right?  If you are like me, you don’t look forward to attending a funeral.  Depending on who died, it may be a very somber event.  In my forty five years on this earth I have attended funerals for the young, old and everyone in between. Funerals are a…

  Allen Hébert

  February 11, 2015

  Articles, Community, Corporal Works of Mercy, Joy, Unconditional Love, Visiting the Sick

  aunts, children, community, cousins, death, extended family, Family, funerals, gossip, holy family, love, Marriage, parenting, Prayer, presence, priorities, relationships, steve jobs, uncles

• Family Matters

  

  My wife and I are the only members of our family to have moved away from our hometown, the rest of our siblings chose to make their home fairly close to our parents, but we moved a mere three hours west to a smaller city.  So for the last 27 years we have raised our…

  Allen Hébert

  November 25, 2014

  Articles, Community, Forming a Community of Persons, God’s Plan for Family Life, Mission of the Family, Unconditional Love

  aunts, cousins, death, extended family, funerals, priorities, uncles