“Help My Unbelief:” Praying While Grieving, by Pamela Patnode

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By Pamela Patnode, Catholic Exchange, April 10, 2025

Pamela M. Patnode is a Benedictine oblate, author, speaker, retreat leader, and educator. Patnode holds a Master of Arts degree in Theology, a Doctorate in Education, and she has served as a consultant and contributing author to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Dr. Patnode is the former director of the Catholic School Leadership graduate program at The Saint Paul Seminary, and she continues to teach in The Saint Paul Seminary Catechetical Institute.

I anticipate Holy Week this year with a sense of solemn contemplation. A year ago at this time, I had no idea that I would be entering into a year of death.

Since last Lent, I have grieved the passing of friends, family, and the children of friends. It has been a year of accompanying those who mourn while also experiencing, challenging, questioning, and learning to affirm my own grief.

A Year of Death

Last year during Lent, my husband and I reflected upon the fact that four people we knew faced cancer. My husband was one of those four. We offered countless prayers for him and the other three friends who were close to us in age and in relationship. A year later, my husband is the only one who remains. Although we are grateful for my husband’s health, we remain shaken, sobered, and grieved at the passing of our dear friends. ….

“Help My Unbelief:” Praying While Grieving, by Pamela Patnode

New Bill Tabulates How Much Tax Money Planned Parenthood Gets So It Can Be Defunded, by Steven Ertelt

Elon Musk’s Other Dread, by Frank Perley

By Pamela Patnode, Catholic Exchange, April 10, 2025

I anticipate Holy Week this year with a sense of solemn contemplation. A year ago at this time, I had no idea that I would be entering into a year of death.

Since last Lent, I have grieved the passing of friends, family, and the children of friends. It has been a year of accompanying those who mourn while also experiencing, challenging, questioning, and learning to affirm my own grief.

A Year of Death

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