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Finding a Loving God in the Midst of Grief
The loss of a loved one is often devastating. And while each of us experience grief in a unique way, for many, finding their way back to a place of wholeness seems impossible. The emptiness, loneliness and darkness seem to never fade. For the many people face seasons of grief, this book is written to help them not only find comfort, but to also grow closer to God, who often seems far off or even absent, in their journey through grief. The book draws from both personal testimonies and religious texts to give inspiration to the reader. The book also contains practical advice on how to overcome some emotional or practical aspect of grief, and a prayer on each topic that is discussed. The book ends with help in making decisions about what to pass on and what to keep in order to treasure memories. Grief is a very unique and personal experience. Through this book, readers will be given the confidence to grieve in their own way. Ultimately, they will see grief as a journey that can lead them into a richer spiritual life.
- GenresGrief
176 pages, Paperback
Published April 12, 2019
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August 16, 2025
8/16/2025
This book initially helped some early on in May/June but I don’t feel like it spoke to my traumatic loss. Loss, trauma of death of the young. There are losses that are not as straight forward. My dad died from an illness where at 13 years old I watched him starve to death from ALS, and he was very young 36 years old in 2003, that grief still sat with me a 2 decades later. Last year my friend died in 2024, 2 miscarriages of my children that required surgery, and then my brother very traumatically died at the age of 26 this year. Those griefs ALL still affect me. One may push through with prayer, but grief is a heavy burden that doesn’t go away with more faith. It’s something we carry for the rest of our lives. God may not just fix us simply because we pray 3 rosaries a day. That of course doesn’t mean to not pray just don’t expect it to fix how you feel.
Loss can be devastating, it does not mean your faith is weak if your grief is so deep that you need time. St. Teresa needed 10 years to heal from the loss of her mother —why say she was being “pampered & spoiled”? You didn’t think “blessed are they who mourn.” Who gives a time stamp to grief? It’s not ours to tell others how long or how to grieve. Yes we can’t live in despair but every one is different.
Blessed are they who mourning. It is expected + blessed to mourn —the question is not moving on but how to mourn well without falling into despair.
I don’t believe the rosary is for everyone and everyone must find a prayer practice that works for them, and I prayed it daily after my brother died. In the end God’s timing and will is what orders when we will heal. Our faith may be strong but it doesn’t make grief disappear. If we are struggling it doesn’t mean we lack faith in God.
Some losses take much longer time to heal from. The book has good stuff, but it may make some feel that if their grief isn’t healing quickly— it’s their own fault. It’s not your fault if grief takes much longer to heal especially if you have many losses over time. Sometimes we have to be gentle with ourselves.
This book initially helped some early on in May/June but I don’t feel like it spoke to my traumatic loss. Loss, trauma of death of the young. There are losses that are not as straight forward. My dad died from an illness where at 13 years old I watched him starve to death from ALS, and he was very young 36 years old in 2003, that grief still sat with me a 2 decades later. Last year my friend died in 2024, 2 miscarriages of my children that required surgery, and then my brother very traumatically died at the age of 26 this year. Those griefs ALL still affect me. One may push through with prayer, but grief is a heavy burden that doesn’t go away with more faith. It’s something we carry for the rest of our lives. God may not just fix us simply because we pray 3 rosaries a day. That of course doesn’t mean to not pray just don’t expect it to fix how you feel.
Loss can be devastating, it does not mean your faith is weak if your grief is so deep that you need time. St. Teresa needed 10 years to heal from the loss of her mother —why say she was being “pampered & spoiled”? You didn’t think “blessed are they who mourn.” Who gives a time stamp to grief? It’s not ours to tell others how long or how to grieve. Yes we can’t live in despair but every one is different.
Blessed are they who mourning. It is expected + blessed to mourn —the question is not moving on but how to mourn well without falling into despair.
I don’t believe the rosary is for everyone and everyone must find a prayer practice that works for them, and I prayed it daily after my brother died. In the end God’s timing and will is what orders when we will heal. Our faith may be strong but it doesn’t make grief disappear. If we are struggling it doesn’t mean we lack faith in God.
Some losses take much longer time to heal from. The book has good stuff, but it may make some feel that if their grief isn’t healing quickly— it’s their own fault. It’s not your fault if grief takes much longer to heal especially if you have many losses over time. Sometimes we have to be gentle with ourselves.
January 8, 2026
This book has some good advice, but it stops at being great because the author advocates for religious idolatry instead of boiling home the helpful advice. Yes physical items and certain rituals/practices can help us remember spiritual truths, but the relentlessly catholic conclusions distracted from the helpful information in this book.
April 20, 2020
I read this book a few months following the untimely death of my dear daughter in law of cancer at the age of 33. It was very helpful in allowing me to not only see the reasons for my grief, but know that others share this experience and know that our God is ever with us even in our darkest times.
October 10, 2021
Needed this book. Highly recommend!
May 27, 2021
I lost my father unexpectedly in March. While in a bookstore searching for a book on grief, I happened to find this one and it was just what I needed.
The relation of grief and my Catholic faith helped me so much when I couldn't find the words to say what I was feeling. The advice given throughout the book is presented in such a way that it is not pushy and is a suggestion. They author continually makes the point that we each have our own timeline and my process things differently that others. She also makes the point that we could experience some of the process more than once.
This book was and continues to be so very helpful. I was reminded that God is with me each and every step of the way. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has lost someone.
The relation of grief and my Catholic faith helped me so much when I couldn't find the words to say what I was feeling. The advice given throughout the book is presented in such a way that it is not pushy and is a suggestion. They author continually makes the point that we each have our own timeline and my process things differently that others. She also makes the point that we could experience some of the process more than once.
This book was and continues to be so very helpful. I was reminded that God is with me each and every step of the way. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has lost someone.
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