Is love stronger than death? What an arduous, soul-changing task it is to test for ourselves the answer to this question.

The quiet victims during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic have been those grieving the death of a loved one.

Throughout this pandemic lockdown, everyone must be going through a range of emotions at various times, from fear and anxiety to frustration and lethargy.

Generation after generation have shared the classic Christmas poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” 

Her father died nearly seven years ago and she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss.

These winter days, in the “ordinary” time from Christmas to Lent, can be tough.

It will be a sadder Christmas for Rick Campanelli and his family this year as they celebrate their first Christmas without family matriarch Antoinette, who passed away over the summer. Antoinette was the heart of the Campanelli family holidays. She prepared everything from the gifts to decorating the family home in Hamilton, Ont., and, of course, cooked Christmas brunch and dinner. The whole family rallied around Antoinette������Ƶapp love for Christmas.