Cooper-Nelson: Gratitude in a time of grievance: a Chaplain’s farewell

Cooper-Nelson: Gratitude in a time of grievance: a Chaplain’s farewell

As another academic year comes to a close, it seems like only yesterday that I mailed my annual letter to incoming Brunonians. Maybe you remember receiving or reading it? Now, I send a final grateful goodbye through the pages of The Herald. Though in my retirement, the situation on College Hill will no longer be my first concern, your firsthand reports of deep engagement have heartened me. So this time I send a loving paper airplane your directi…

By Rike Herbering. Death can have many different faces. For some, it comes slowly, like a serious illness. And for some, it tears them from life in the middle of it, for example, in a car accident or a heart attack. It's especially devastating for the relatives: They have no opportunity to prepare or say goodbye. The news of the loss of their loved one hits them completely unexpectedly. Those affected receive support in this extraordinary situat…