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Do you ever pray for dead relatives and friends? Do you offer Masses for them? Do you sometimes "speak" to them; perhaps in your thoughts? Do you visit their graves? Why do you do these things? Where are your dead relatives and friends anyway? Heaven? Hell? Purgatory? If they are in one of these places then God has decided their fate anyway. So why pray for them? Your comments and thoughts are very welcome. JOIN THE DISCUSSION HERE

Unresolved grief is a relatively new concept in mental health circles. Secular doctors are beginning to realize it is the root cause of many emotional problems.  In Catholic terminology, unresolved grief occurs when we cling to those we who have died, refusing to surrender their souls to God or embrace our new relationship to them in the Mystical Body of Christ. A Catholic psychiatrist facilitates a group of faith-filled men and women who are learning how to grieve and release their forgotten ancestors to God, as well as miscarried and aborted souls in their family background. The change in these people, some who have been in therapy for decades, is miraculous.  Even ‘Normal’ Catholics Need therapy Tragically, few Catholis discover the root of their spiritual malaise because often it means seeking psychological help continue reading

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