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  • Using Minecraft to Process GriefInnovators are helping children grieve in the virtual world of video games

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    Rachel Jones

    Using Minecraft to Process Grief
    Innovators are helping children grieve in the virtual world of video games

  • “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from “The Phantom of the Opera”The young heroine grieves the loss of her father in an unforgettable memorial song

    “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from “The Phantom of the Opera”
    The young heroine grieves the loss of her father in an unforgettable memorial song

    Christine Daaé, once an obscure ballerina, is given a lead singing role in “Don Juan”, an opera written by the Phantom of the Opera, a disfigured man who is obsessed with the lovely, young woman. This opera is actually a complicated plot devised by the Phantom to kidnap Christine after finding out that she’s in…

    Julie Gesin

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  • Monday Hearts for Madalene
    Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love

    Spring Has Sprung and Summer Approaches It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with…

    Zoë Byrne

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  • Angel of Hope Memorial Gardens
    A space for communities to heal after the loss of a child

    The adage goes: “No parent should have to bury a child.” While nothing truly heals the pain caused by this loss, some communities are trying to ease the pain one statue at a time. Across the United States, parents who have lost children are putting together Angel of Hope memorial gardens in honor of their…

    Marissa Abruzzini

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  • Our Weekly Tip: Seeds of Solace – A Twist on Tradition
    A memorial service idea that will remind loved ones of the ever-changing nature of grief

    Our Tip of the Week: When friends and extended family come to pay respect to the departed, they often arrive at the service bearing flowers. While this is a thoughtful gesture, both a nod to tradition and a lovely gift, flowers quickly dry up, hard pressed to offer lasting comfort to the bereaved. In fact,…

    Katie Lewin

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  • Life Itself by Steve James
    This stunning documentary follows the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert

    Good films show us who a character really is deep down at the core; great films show us who we are deep down at our own core. Life Itself is one of those great films. Roger Ebert spent years of his life wrapped up in the fantasy worlds others created. His film criticism went beyond…

    Marissa Abruzzini

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  • Are You Really Bored to Death?
    R.I.P You Died of Boredom

    Suzette Sherman

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  • Native American Beliefs About Time and Death
    It’s perceived as being circular, rather than linear

    In the Western world, most people perceive time as a linear thing. Milestones are anticipated, passed, and once they are passed, they are finished. We are born, we live and we die. In that order. And once we die, we are gone. But not all cultures agree. Many Native American cultures perceive time as being…

    Britny Benson

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  • The Exorcist Author William P. Blatty Discusses His Experiences with After-Death Communication with His Dead Son
    During a promotional book tour, Blatty reveals how these communications have solidified his belief in an afterlife

    For fans of and believers in supernatural events, William P. Blatty — famous for the classic novel The Exorcist — has come back into the spotlight with a promotional tour for his new book, Finding Peter: A True Story of the Hand of Providence and Evidence of Life after Death. This book centers around how…

    Zoë Byrne

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  • Monday Hearts for Madalene
    Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love

    My Red Hot Lover Through Eternity It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with…

    Zoë Byrne

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