In his Confessions, St Augustine reflects on three losses that transformed his life – the death of a friend, the death of his mother, and the death of his son. In reading his account of these deaths, we see a change in his understandings of what death is and how he should respond to it. We look at what Augustine wrote about grief with Abigail Jorgensen.
Further Reading
St. Augustine’s Grief Journey: Shifting Coping Mechanisms
Guest Info
Dr. Abigail Jorgensen is an assistant professor of sociology with an appointment in health care ethics at Saint Louis University and a birth and bereavement doula. She is the author of the recently published A Catholic Guide to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss: Compassionate Answers to Difficult Questions.
