Remaining in the Waiting Room, with Mike Carlon

Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT · Mar 25, 2026 · 55m

"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…