Sponsored by Catholic Knights
Milwaukee Catholic Herald Subscribe to the Milwaukee Catholic Herald
Information about Milwaukee Catholic Herald Links Related to the Catholic Herald Catholic Herald Classifieds Catholic Herald Events Catholic School/Parish Sports Listings Catholic Herald Advertising
Milwaukee Catholic Herald Home Page
Herald of hope
National and World Catholic News Links
Past Catholic Herald Issues
Photos of the Week
Submit Information

Colorful Gospel
Click on the
image to go to a
larger version
in pdf format.
Then print it
out and color.
Featured
Links Here
November 2006
Coping with loss
To aid in healing, don't shield children from death
Karen Mahoney
Special to Parenting
His grandmother’s death in July devastated Eric Mitchell, but the 12-year-old and his mother, Tasha Mitchell, left, have been helped through their grief by Aurora Health Care’s Vince Lombardi Cancer Counseling Center. In the photo at right, Eric is pictured with his grandmother, Vivian Mitchell. (Catholic Herald Parenting photo by Sam Lucero)
They were the best of friends. Often snuggled side by side on the sofa sharing a bucket of popcorn, Eric Mitchell spent many evenings watching television and old movies with his grandmother, Vivian Mitchell.

Theirs was a unique relationship. For 10 years, Eric, 12, of Milwaukee, lived with his grandparents while his mom, Tasha, wove a life for herself conducive to raising an adolescent boy.

“My mom went back to college and then got her master’s degree in nursing,” Eric bragged. “Mom would come and live with us sometimes, but mainly she was trying to do well in school so she would be able to take good care of me.”
Following Vivian’s diagnosis of breast cancer, she fought hard and was determined not to let it take her life.

“My mom always said she wouldn’t die of cancer, and she didn’t,” Tasha admitted.

Full story...
November 2006
Cover Photo
Catholic Herald Parenting is a supplement of the Catholic Herald published eight times annually, September to May. It is intended to help parents pass on the Catholic faith to their children.
Friends of the Family
Gaining control: Are you a great disciplinarian?
Training Wheels
Double-teamed: Twice as many kids as grown-ups
Colorful Gospel
Throw off your bad habits and follow Jesus

Back to the top
UPDATES