Gift of self-reliance: Prosthetic arm helps teen recover from Ugandan war
McClatchy Newspapers
6/19/2008, by Carolyn Davis
PHILADELPHIA - The doctor was telling the teenage war veteran from Uganda that he could alternate between two attachments to his new prosthetic arm: a hook or a hand. The hook "doesn't look as beautiful," said Alberto Esquenazi, the physician who leads MossRehab's Regional Amputee Center and who ...
Parents turn tragedy of daughter’s death into foundation to advocate safe teen driving
The Catholic Voice
4/21/2008, by Lisa Maxson
OMAHA, Neb. (The Catholic Voice) - Rob and Shari Reynolds have found a way to turn a tragedy into something positive.
The Omaha couple, whose 16-year-old daughter, Cady, was killed in a car accident last May, have started a foundation in her memory.
The C.A.R. Foundation — named with Cady’s ...
Mourners recall firefighter’s life of service
The Tidings
4/11/2008, by Ellie Hidalgo
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (The Tidings) - Remembered for his dedication, humor and ultimate sacrifice, Brent Allan Lovrien — a loyal firefighter who lost his life in a March 26 explosion — received a hero’s memorial at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on April 4. City fire Chaplain George Negrete ...
Mourning is the balm of comfort
Catholic Explorer
3/21/2008, by Bishop J. Peter Sartain
JOLIET, Il (Catholic Explorer) - “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). The loss of a loved one causes many emotions to well up within. Who does not feel the pain of separation, the longing to see the loved one again, the tug of memories that flood into our minds? ...
Grief-stricken and hurting find healing as small groups meet to pray and offer hope
Catholic Universe Bulletin
2/28/2008, by Nancy Erikson
WICKLIFFE, Ohio (Catholic Universe-Bulletin) - Mary Skufca has seen for herself how prayer can change lives.
For the last six years, Skufca, a member of St. Pius X Parish, Bedford, has led several small Christian communities as part of the Shepherd Groups Inner Healing Ministry. Started in 2002, ...
In wake of tragedy of loss, support can comfort those left with grief
Catholic Online
4/19/2007, by Mary Carty
COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – News of the horrible mass murder at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 16 sent a sense of shock and grief that extends from those that were closest to the victims to strangers throughout the world.
During these first days after the horrific event, there ...
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