Years ago, I featured Domenic Ciannella, M. Div, in a business column I compiled for the Springfield Republican. His business stood out for me because what he offered was pastoral care and grief
grief
Author hopes to help people dance through grief into a new normal
I was introduced to Domenic Ciannella, M. Div, about 10 or 15 years ago. A former hospice chaplain, he was a grief counselor who’d founded a service called Acorn Pastoral Care. He’d also been writing
Pod Twelve: Talking About Grief and Humor
Note: In Pod Twelve, Grammy talks about the memoir she wrote about grieving, and she and Eli talk about what people can do when they are feeling sad. Grammy reads a funny poem to Eli, and Eli and
Author to Read April 25 in Northampton
For roughly 20 years, Tom Zink and I were members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Northampton. He was the guy who led the morning music program for the children. Like me, he was apt to be setting up
Stories, Transitions, Plans and Inspiration
“Grammy, did you know I’m a mind reader?” my grandson Eli asked me one afternoon while we sat playing cards at the dining room table. “Really?” I responded. “Well, read my mind.” We put our
Suicide Adds Layers to Grief
When I was in high school, a friend’s boyfriend committed suicide by hanging himself on the playground structure in his backyard. It was my first experience with intentional death, and I couldn’t