Cops, cons, and grace
Subtitle: a father's journey through his son's suicide
By: Brian Cahill ; foreword by Dan Willis
Publisher: Resource Publications
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781532635007; 9781532635021
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Suicide; Police; Suicidal behavior; Bereavement; Catholic Church; Suicide victims; Biography; Family relationships; Church work with prisoners; Prevention
Description: "A decade ago Brian Cahill became the victim of the greatest tragedy any parent can endure with the loss of his firstborn son, a veteran police officer in the aftermath of a painful divorce, to suicide. Far from the carefree retirement he had envisioned, the devastated father faced a journey back from the brink of utter despair. As the author of numerous opinion pieces and essays on religion, the lifelong Catholic was familiar with the concept that the cross is followed by the resurrection, and that from death comes new life. In the devastating years following his beloved son's suicide, the abstract became very real. Cahill's work volunteering with two different groups--cops and cons--saved him, allowing him to eventually experience a measure of grace. The unlikely combination of working with SFPD officers on suicide prevention and leading a spirituality group for San Quentin lifers brought him enough of a sense of peace and acceptance to truly want to continue living"--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176).