tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post8723777952731393914..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Ministering to the traumatizedFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-31391824093411079662012-12-28T13:09:13.570-06:002012-12-28T13:09:13.570-06:00I have a very good friend who was there for me whe...I have a very good friend who was there for me when my father died. I thank God for him and his service. Not many people are as blessed when they confront those difficult life moments. Politics, ideology, worldview, and all other reality aside, I am happy that person has been in my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-37193293393027638612012-12-16T19:04:39.209-06:002012-12-16T19:04:39.209-06:00I cringe when I hear, "She's an angel in ...I cringe when I hear, "She's an angel in heaven now." No. We don't change species when we die. Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-58883217536290176422012-12-16T19:03:47.015-06:002012-12-16T19:03:47.015-06:00". . .having to talk to a mourning person ren...". . .having to talk to a mourning person renders me numb and speechless."<br /><br />That's the Holy Spirit working in you. Silence is the only answer.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75246524351997589362012-12-16T17:31:47.467-06:002012-12-16T17:31:47.467-06:00Funny that for me, who had read the red Lesson at ...Funny that for me, who had read the red Lesson at the end before the rest of the post, it looked like the story didn't have the fortunate happy ending it had...having to talk to a mourning person renders me numb and speechless. I'm sure there are great things to be said in such circumstances but I'm never the one able to do it...specially now that I avoid like the plague the yucky (and sadly common) "Canonization Routine" people offer to mourning relatives of the deceased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-35043827865059813152012-12-16T12:35:12.473-06:002012-12-16T12:35:12.473-06:00A good preacher (or Preacher) not only learns what...A good preacher (or Preacher) not only learns what to say, but, very importantly, what not to say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-88025426309341162482012-12-16T11:26:37.023-06:002012-12-16T11:26:37.023-06:00Having been on the receiving end of such ministeri...Having been on the receiving end of such ministering, I agree that with probably many (if not most or all) traumatic events "just be there with them" is a good rule to keep in mind. You don't want to get in the way of the natural grieving/healing process. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-42558942141938630752012-12-15T15:08:50.081-06:002012-12-15T15:08:50.081-06:00Yup, the last thing family needs to hear at that m...Yup, the last thing family needs to hear at that moment is a bunch of platitudes. <br /><br />Puff the Magic Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933610369789734303noreply@blogger.com