Back in January, I was honored to write an opinion essay for The New York Times about why my dad’s ashes were sitting untouched in a FedEx box in my closet. As a priest and trauma theologian, I've helped countless families lay loved ones to rest, but when it came to my dad, I couldn’t seem to do it. Why was that?
The piece is really about why so many of us find ourselves stuck in this particular kind of limbo, and what we gain by letting go.
You can find the full article here.
