“Surviving” the Holidays: A Time of Great Stress
Bereavement Seminar, Diocese of Charleston

Deacon Henry de Mena, MA
hdemena@gmail.com

Ministries

Behold Your Child

Behold Your Child is a ministry developed by the Archdiocese of Dubuque to help provide hope and healing for parents and families who have experienced a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis, miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death (whether recently or years ago).

Red Bird Ministries

Red Bird Ministries serves ordinary families who have been given an extraordinary cross to carry through an organization that systematically guides individuals through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child from pregnancy through childhood.

Diocese of Charleston: Post Abortion Healing Retreats

For those who suffered directly or indirectly from an abortion. We have one-on-one accompaniment, weekend retreats, and one-day retreats. The weekend retreats are offered in English and Spanish. There are 4 to 5 retreats offered in the Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia areas. For more information, email grace4healing@gmail.com or call Christy Brown at 803.554.6088

• Daily Comfort While Grieving by Allen F. Wright
• How to Comfort the Grieving: A Dozen Ways to Say I Care by Parchin Victor
• After Suicide There’s Still Hope for Them & You by Fr. Chris Alar and Fr. Jason Lewis, MIC
• Grieving With the Help of Your Catholic Faith by Duquin Lorene Hanley
• Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies by Laz Medard
• After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman’s Companion to Healing and Hope by Karen Edmisten
• Gathering of Angels: Seeking Healing After an Infant’s Death by Leland Vicki
• Gratitude in Grief by Kelly Buckley
• Forbidden Grief: The Unspoken Pain of Abortion by Theresa Burke, PHD with David C. Reardon
• Redeeming A Father’s Heart: Men Share Powerful Stories of Abortion Loss by Kevin Burke, LSW
• Finding Your Way After Your Parent Dies by Richard Gilbert

When A Loved One Dies by Suicide

https://watch.formed.org/when-a-loved-one-dies-by-suicide

Grieving with Great Hope

https://watch.formed.org/grieving-with-great-hope