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    General Grief
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      • Understanding Your Grief: Ten Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart By: Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D. 


      Books

      • A Grief Observed By C.S. Lewis
      • A Sorrow Shared: A Combination Edition of the Nouwen Classics In Memoriam and A Letter of Consolation 
      • Finding Your Way After Your Parent Dies: Hope for Grieving Adults By Richard Gilbert
      • Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies By Marta Felber 
      • May You Find Comfort: A Blessing for Times of Grieving By Joyce Rupp
      • Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters By Leonard J. DeLorenzo  
      • Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing By Thomas Golden
      • Winter of the Heart: Finding Your Way Through the Mystery of Grief By Paula D’Arcy

      Course 

      • Accompanying Those Who Mourn

      Group Guides

      • Grieving with Great Hope 
      • Seasons of Hope: Bringing Comfort through Catholic Grief Support By Donna Macleod

    Loss of a Child
    • Books

      • A Catholic Guide to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss By Abigail Jorgensen 
      • Finding Your Way After Your Child Dies By Kenneth Wezeman and Phylliss Vos Wezeman  

      Organizations

      • Grieving Moms Finding Hope
      • Red Bird Ministry 
      • St. Catherine Ministry 
      • Compassionate Friends
      • Project Rachel - Diocese of Madison 


      Retreats

      • Rachel's Vineyard - Emotional and spiritual healing after an abortion 

    Serious Illness
    • Books

      • Intensive Caring: A Practical Handbook for Catholics about Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care By Natalie King, MD
      • On My Way Home: A Hospice Nurse’s Journey with Terminal Cancer By Joyce Hutchison
      • While I Breathe, I Hope: A Mystagogy of Dying by Richard R. Gaillardetz 

      Group Guides

      • Peace in the Storm Project By Maureen Pratt

      Retreats

      • Holy Family Healing Retreat - Support for families who have a loved one diagnosed with a chronic or terminal illness.
        • Contact: Donna (608) 477-0765 or Randy (608) 332-4363; [email protected] or visit holyfamilyhealing.org
        • Website: Holy Family Healing Retreat Center

    Suicide Loss
    • Articles

      • Ron Rolheiser, OMI is a Catholic priest, theologian, and member of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is also an award-winning author who has written many articles on suicide through the lens of Catholicism. Click here for access to his articles addressing suicide loss.

      Books

      • After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You By: Fr. Chris Alar, MIC and Jason Lewis, MIC 
      • Responding to Suicide: A Pastoral Handbook for Catholic Leaders By Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers 
      • Understanding Your Suicide Grief Series - Second Edition By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D (book, journal, and support group guide) 
      • When A Loved One Dies By Suicide: Comfort, Hope, and Healing for Grieving Catholics By Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers

      Film Series

      • When a Loved One Dies by Suicide 

      Virtual Catholic Group
      • Remember - through Red Bird Ministries 

      Organizations
      • Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers
      • Alliance of Hope
      • Bens Hope
      • Faith.Hope.Life

      Prayers

      • Prayer After Suicide
      • Prayer for Suicide Loss Survivors

      Webinars

      • A Pastoral Response to Suicide 
      • Responding to Suicide: A Skills Based Approach

    • Grief Groups and Cancer Support Group

      There are a number of grief groups running in parishes around the Diocese, as well as a cancer support group.

      Reach out to Laura to learn more. See contact information below. 


  • Contact
    Mental Health Ministry

      • Laura Sokup
        Laura Sokup
        Mental Health Program Coordinator
        608-821-3053
        laura.sokupmadisondiocese.org
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