"Sorrow" comes from Old English: "grief, regret, trouble, care, pain, anxiety." The year 2020 has certainly bought its share of these. Best-selling writer of Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore, writes, "Such a time pushes you to the edge of what is familiar and reliable, stretching your imagination.''
Robert Romanyshyn, the author of The Soul in Grief, suggests that grief, if it is endured, can "restore to us a sense of the sacred and the holy.'' This panel engages in the discussion of how we can work through these difficult emotions and allow the soul to express its deepest meaning.