Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection.

Joining the Pope, Catholic clergy around the country offered prayers for the deceased and condolences for victims’ loved ones ...

I was somber the entire drive. We were going to visit our son at college, but my thoughts were elsewhere. I was thinking about the South Carolina prisoner who was going to be put to death later ...