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Please join us for a book study of Fr. Ronald Rolheisers Bruised and Wounded Struggling to Understand Suicide Wednesday Evenings October 2, 9 and 16 7:00 pm Parish Life Center Presenters: Fr. Dan Gartland and Pastoral Associate, Sue Schmitz Dont let the size of this book fool you into thinking it doesnt have much to say about suicide. Each page—each sentence—is rich in insight, wisdom, compassion and most of all, comfort. Ronald Rolheiser gently dismantles the age-old myths and taboos associated with suicide, and gives brokenhearted survivors of suicide loss genuine reasons for hope. The greatest giſt Rolheiser gives to the reader is the reassurance that Christ can enter a heart that is locked in fear and wound, and that our bruised and wounded loved ones are in far gentler hands than our own. ’” --Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California Fr. Ronald Rolheiser is a Catholic priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio Texas, and a New York Times bestselling author.

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Please join us for a book study of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser’s

Bruised and Wounded Struggling to Understand Suicide

Wednesday Evenings October 2, 9 and 16

7:00 pm Parish Life Center Presenters: Fr. Dan Gartland and Pastoral Associate, Sue Schmitz

“Don’t let the size of this book fool you into thinking it doesn’t have much to say about suicide. Each page—each sentence—is rich in insight, wisdom, compassion and most of all, comfort. Ronald Rolheiser gently dismantles the age-old myths and taboos associated with suicide, and gives brokenhearted survivors of suicide loss genuine reasons for hope. The greatest gift Rolheiser gives to the reader is the reassurance that Christ can enter a heart that is locked in fear and wound, and that our bruised and wounded loved ones are ‘in far gentler hands than our own.’”

--Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California

Fr. Ronald Rolheiser is a Catholic priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, president of the Oblate School of Theology in San

Antonio Texas, and a New York Time’s bestselling author.