While our departed loved ones are always in our hearts, All Souls Day allows those of us left behind to remember their lives among us and celebrate their new life with the Father in heaven.

That solemn day on the Church calendar, this year on Sunday, Nov. 2, is for Catholics to poignantly pause to pray for and to their father, mother, sister, brother, relative or close friend.
 
In our increasingly secularized society, following the loss of a loved one, people often are told to simply "move on" with their lives. While there is certainly a time for that, the death of someone close to you leaves a hole in your life and heart that never totally goes away.