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There is a sacredness in tears. —Washington Irving
Logan Hoffman learns lessons about eternity from Eugene Vodolazkin’s novel Laurus.
Gratitude is the secret to experiencing pleasure that truly satisfies.
Often I just can’t stop crying in public. Science and the Bible suggest that may be OK.
An unusual memorial can help us reflect on our impermanence.
On a tiny island in a lake in Ireland, Harry Clarke’s stations of the cross in stained glass comforted me as I grieved my mother.
Matt Gauger died of cancer at twenty-two. At his funeral, what could have been a horrendous experience became instead a celebration of thanks to God.
What is the purpose and meaning of life? And what should we remember when making plans for ourselves?
How do we reclaim hope when experiencing moral distress?
Where is my son who committed suicide? I know what Christianity has taught, but I also know the Good Shepherd who goes out to find his one lost sheep.
What good is the ecstasy of a religious experience if it caused me to miss a chance to save a desperate fellow human at my door?
Readers respond to Plough’s Spring 2023 issue, Pain and Passion.
How does the Easter story change the way we remember the dead?