Remaining in the Waiting Room, with Mike Carlon
From Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT by bridgeportdiocese
March 25, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 299
About this episode
Bishop Frank Caggiano discusses the process of death and grief with author Mike Carlon, who wrote a novel about families facing loss during Christmas.
"Death is not a lightswitch. It's a process; it happens in stages." That was the theme of Bishop Frank Caggiano's conversation with Mike Carlon. Mike wrote The Waiting Room, a novel about two families who are in the hospital with their dying loved ones on Christmas Eve. After losing both his brother and his mother in the course of 13 months, Mike woke up in the middle of the night and began writing this book. Bishop Frank & Mike dive deep in to many topics, including: ...how do we confront and handle the end of life of a loved one? ...where are the dead, and what is the veil that separates the living and the dead? ...what are the stages of the process of death? ...how is an author born, and how do you tell a good story? Pax Christi, Steve Lee The other guy on Let Me Be Frank Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows The Tangent (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)
People in this episode
Host: Bishop Frank Caggiano
Guest: Mike Carlon
Topics covered
- end of life
- grief
- death process
- storytelling
- family
Keywords
- death
- grief
- end of life
- hospital
- family
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Waiting Room
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