How my 7-year-old’s first experience of death was deeply imbued with peace … and even joy

How my 7-year-old’s first experience of death was deeply imbued with peace … and even joy: My son and I dashed off to morning Mass earlier this week with plans to hit confession afterward and have our souls tidy and nice for the beginning of Lent. We were second- and third-to-last in a r…