Adam DeVille, University of St. Francis associate professor, on the role of the Blessed Virgin and the Church as transitional and transformational objects.
"I am dust. I feel like dust, or at least, like I am worth as much. I can’t sleep, so I kneel beside my bed, close my eyes, and silently ask God, “Why me?” I am... COLD December 2013 I am cold and alone with the monster...
"I cannot even put it into words, but it was as if God picked my fearful body up as my mom had when I was a little girl, and held me in His arms until I was calm. It was then that I knew that God would not let me suffer from this f...
"I cannot even begin to express how much that small bit of empathy meant to me. My idea of this monster I've been fighting for so long was beginning to be transformed by just five words."
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