I am still grieving, and it’s made me reflect on the wisdom of Ecclesiastes: There is, in fact, “a time to mourn,” and I’ve learned there is a blessedness in that time that we do wrong to reject. By Grazie Pozo Christie, Angelus News
In Catania, Italy, one of 13 votive ‘Candelore’ in Piazza Duomo among jubilant people during the start of the festivities of the feast of Saint Agatha. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)