Day: May 15, 2023

The Widow at Nain: A Focus on Mothers

The Widow at Nain is a woman who has lost everything.

In parish renewal, the first step that often leads people to connect with DR is facing their holy discontent, admitting that there is a problem in their parish. For some, with churches closing or parishes amalgamating, it feels like there is nothing left to do but throw up their hands and mourn for what was, like a mother’s despair over a lost child.