Alar, Chris, MIC and Jason Lewis, MIC. After Suicide: There’s Hope for You and for Them.
Marian Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781596145146
Blot, Francois Rene, S.J. In Heaven We’ll Meet Again: The Saints and Scripture on Our
Heavenly Reunion. Sophia Institute Press, 2016 (originally published in 1863 with the
title In Heaven We Know Our Own). ISBN: 9781622823307
Bonano, George. The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us
About Life After Loss. Basic Books, 2009. ISBN: 9780465021901
Cacciatore, Joanne, Ph D. Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Path of
Grief. Wisdom Publications, 2017. ISBN: 978-1614292968
Devine, Megan. It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t
Understand. Sounds True, 2017. ISBN: 9781622039074
Hahn, Scott. Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body.
Emmaus Road Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9781645850304
Hanlley Duquin, Lorene. Grieving the Loss of a Loved One. Daily Meditations. Our Sunday
Visitor Publishing Division. 2017. ISBN: 978-1-68192-157-0
Irish, Lisa. Grieving: The Sacred Art. Skylight Paths, 2018. ISBN: 978-1594736346
Keefauver, Lisa. Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. University
of Texas Press, 2024. ISBN: 9781477329306
Kelley, Melissa M. Grief: Contemporary Theory and the Practice of Ministry. Fortress Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780800696610
Leder, Steve. The Beauty of What Remains. Avery, 2021. ISBN: 978-0593187555
Lewis, C.S. The Problem of Pain. HarperCollins, 1940, 1996. ISBN: 9780060652968
Richardson, Jan. The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief. Wanton
Gospeller Press, 2020. ISBN: 9791735161204
Rolheiser, Ronald. Bruised and Wounded: Struggling to Understand Suicide. Paraclete Press, 2010 ISBN: 9781640600843
Schuchts, Bob, PhD. Be Healed. A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your
Life. Ave Maria Press, 2014. ISBN:13 )978-1-64680-166-4
Schuchts, Bob, PhD. Real Suffering. Finding Hope and Healing in the Trials of Life. Saint
Benedict Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-5051-1248-1
The MISS Foundation. For those grieving the death or impending death of a child.
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Links:
Fr. Chris Alar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9zOPLbKOh4
Links: An Interview with Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt- Six Needs of Mourning (youtube.com)
Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (catholicmhm.org)
John Paul II Healing Center – Transformation in the Heart of the Church
(jpiihealingcenter.org)
Forgiveness and Healing, Inside and Out (with Dr. Bob Schuchts) (youtube.com)
Anatomy of a Wound: Healing Body and Soul (with Dr. Bob Schuchts) (youtube.com)
Hidden Brokenness, Healing Love (youtube.com)