Wake Traditions
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Today, we spent the day in the company of my recently deceased Grandpa Wayne, with a good old fashioned “wake”. All day at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, friends, relatives, neighbors and fellow parishioners came in to pay their respects, to pray and to visit.
While standing with Grandpa, I was amazed that people like his postal carrier and newspaper boy (who was 52!) came by and stayed a while. They... READ MORE
Saying Goodbye to Our Bishop
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Rebecca kindly requested your prayers last week for my bishop, Bishop John T. Steinbock of the Diocese of Fresno. Bishop Steinbock passed away early Sunday morning, surrounded by family and friends. In his final months, he continued to fulfill his role as spiritual shepherd to all of us in the diocese, even as he battled terminal lung cancer.
I’m sharing my favorite photo of Bishop here, taken last... READ MORE
Compelled to Be There
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The headlines in my local paper today speak of the lucky “winners” of tickets to today’s Michael Jackson memorial in Los Angeles. Since we live within fairly easy driving distance of LA, many people here in Fresno claim to be openly disregarding warnings and heading to Southern California to gather with other Jackson mourners. Their reasoning escapes me, but does have me thinking about funeral services... READ MORE
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