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Healing

The Importance of Grieving Pregnancy and Infant Loss

October 9, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 9 Comments

Holy Mother Church has a duty to be there with comfort, mercy, healing, and hope every time a member of her flock suffers the loss of one of our Holy Innocents. Does your diocese or parish offer a healing Mass for those who have suffered perinatal loss (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, and infant death)? We walk through why it’s important to grieve the loss of a pregnancy.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Death, Diocese of Des Moines, Divorce, Ectopic Pregnancy, Fertility, Healing, Holy Innocents, Hope, Infant Death, Marriage and Family Life, mercy, Miscarriage, Our Lady Queen of Hope, Perinatal Loss, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Sisters of Life, St. Augustin Catholic Church, Stillbirth

Follow-Up: Resources for Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Perinatal Loss

June 13, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

We recently asked for input given Joel and I are working on developing a new miscarriage/stillbirth/perinatal loss support group for our diocese. Wow, ask and you shall receive! I shouldn’t be surprised. 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Many of us have been emotionally jolted by the loss of a child (or grandchild/niece/nephew, etc), and feel passionate … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Healing, Miscarriage, Parenting, Perinatal Loss, Prolife, Stillbirth, support group

Healing After Perinatal Loss: How Can You Help?

April 2, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

Do you know someone who has experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or ectopic pregnancy? Many of our lives, either directly or indirectly, have been touched by miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or other such perinatal loss. As with any death, the need for healing in these situations is great. However, many of us fail to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Death, Des Moines, Ectopic Pregnancy, Elizabeth Ministry, Grief, Healing, Infant Death, Mercy Hospital, Miscarriage, Molar Pregnancy, Perinatal bereavement, Perinatal Hospice, Perinatal Loss, Prolife, St. Augustin Catholic Church, Stillbirth

A Gentle Place to Fall: Healing After Perinatal Loss

January 5, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

Have you experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or ectopic pregnancy?  Many of our lives, either directly or indirectly, have been touched by miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or other such perinatal loss. As with any death, the need for healing in these situations is great. However, most people don’t know where to turn, despite the availability … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Death, Des Moines, Ectopic Pregnancy, Grief, Healing, Infant Death, Mercy Hospital, Miscarriage, Molar Pregnancy, Parenting, Perinatal bereavement, Perinatal Hospice, Perinatal Loss, Prolife, Saint Clare, Saint Francis of Assisi, Stillbirth

Holding Back and Hurting Ourselves

September 9, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 11, 2011: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you ever held a grudge? C’mon, who among us hasn’t? When we have been wronged, our first instinct is usually to get angry. Our second instinct then is to hold onto our anger, because we somehow feel justified in doing so. Forgiveness comes later, much later if … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Communion, Debt, Ego, forgiveness, Grudge, Healing, Judgment, justice, Kindness, love, Martyr, mercy, Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Paul, Peter, Psalm 103, Reconciliation, Resentment, Revenge, Romans, sacrament, sin, Sirach, Trespass, Wisdom
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