Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
Moments before midnight on Christmas Day in 2015, a 31-year-old woman passed away from cancer and, amid the grief and loss, a celebration began. Whispers and outright testimonies surfaced that proclaimed this gentle and joyful soul may have been particularly close to God.
Everyone in heaven is dead.” That was the shocking statement made by the retreat master on a retreat I recently attended. He quickly added, “except for Jesus and Mary.”