Find Grace and Hope in Long-Term Grief

Program Overview

A program for those experiencing grief and for ministry professional development听

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Grief follows no set schedule nor does it end after a brief period of mourning. While time might mellow the sadness and trauma of a devastating loss, it does not eliminate the grief that accompanies it. This five-week course offers insights into the process of grief over a long period of time and how grace can emerge from it. Each session includes both content and time for personal reflection and conversation with the presenter and other participants. Topics will include the meaning of grace and its relationship to loss, ways through unacknowledged and unresolved grief, and the emergence of hope from our deepest wounds. Post-Resurrection accounts from the Gospels provide a spiritual connection with each week鈥檚 topic and how we might recognize the presence of God鈥檚 grace as we walk the way of grief.

Topics & Materials

Topics:

  1. How Can There be Grace in Grief?
  2. Unacknowledged Grief
  3. Unresolved Grief
  4. A New Heart
  5. Finding Hope

Required Textbook:

Grace in the Wound: Finding Hope in Long-Term Grief, available from (use Code ___ for a discount) or .

Schedule

Schedule

Tuesdays: Sep. 30 (Orientation) |听Oct. 7 |听Oct. 21 |听Nov. 4 | Nov. 18 | Dec. 2

Time

7:00-9:00 p.m. ET

Modality

Online

Cost

$250 per semester

Instructor

Kathy Hendricks

Kathy Hendricks received her master's degree in adult Christian community development from Regis University in Denver and certification as a spiritual director from Benet Hill Center, Colorado Springs. She has worked as a pastoral minister, director of religious education, teacher, and catechist in diocesan offices, parishes and Catholic schools in Colorado, Alaska, and British Columbia, Canada. She also served as parish life coordinator for Pax Christi Parish in Littleton, Colorado, administering the day-to-day operations of the parish in the absence of a resident pastor. Kathy is the author of several books, including , and also writes for various publications.听 For over 20 years she served as a contributing writer and national consultant for William H. Sadlier. She is currently the acquisitions editor for Twenty-Third Publications. She is the mother of two children, Eric and Anna, and a daughter, Jenny, who died in infancy. Kathy and her husband, Ron, live in Poncha Springs, Colorado, where they dote on two adorable grandchildren.

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