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Father Lawrence Johnson

Father Lawrence M. Johnson, STB, M.Div., is a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore with more than 36 years of pastoral experience. For the last 25 years, he has worked with patients and families in the long-term care, rehab and hospice setting. Father Johnson writes with the perspective of working daily with dying patients and has presided at thousands of funerals in the course of his ministry.

Grief and loss in the time of COVID-19

April 1, 2020
By Father Lawrence Johnson
Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary

Grief is an unwelcome but inevitable presence in our lives.  And we will live through it.

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