Food for Thought Friday: The death of a college student, a friend, classmate, and community member, brings great grief to a campus. During these difficult times, campus ministry staff, faculty, and other campus staff provide care for students and help them process their grief. In an article published in the July 2016 issue of U.S. Catholic, writer Jessie Bazan, Director of Retreats and Social Outreach at Saint John’s University explores the impact of the liturgy, both memorial services and the Mass, on campus communities after the death of a student. In her own experience, she finds that although the liturgy does not reverse the situation, it often helps in the grieving process. She writes, “Our liturgy didn’t take away the hurt, but it gave us a safe space to hurt. It didn’t bring our dead classmate back to life, but it honored the life he had – and his life to come.” Read the full article here.
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