Category: Seasons of life
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Ministry of Tears: A Lenten Sentiment – Part I
“Jesus Wept.” As we move toward Holy Week, I was “moved” to reflect on the magnitude of what it means when the Lord of the Universe shed tears of emotion on behalf of a friend and then again for humanity. https://the-spirit-moves-in-wondrous-ways.com/2025/04/04/ministry-of-tears-a-lenten-sentiment-part-i/
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The Generous Master
Life is full of choices. One might argue that is what life is – a series of one choice after another. That’s a good thing though, right? That is what free will is all about, the ability to choose. But there is nothing free about free will if each choice…
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Embodied Experience: An Incarnational Ministry of Presence
As a hospital Chaplain I have encountered patients and families facing end-of-life care decisions on a number of occasions. One of my earliest experiences stands out as formative, partly because my mom had recently passed away while under home hospice care. We can never know precisely what others are going…
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In Memoriam: We Remember
Saint Michael, watch over us during life, defend us against the assaults of the demon, and assist us especially at the hour of death. Help us achieve the happiness of beholding God face to face for all eternity. Amen
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Fishers of Men: Reeling in Grief
In my work as a Chaplain, while facilitating various grief support groups over the years, I have been privileged to come alongside folks grieving the loss of a loved one. They come to share their experience, but mostly to normalize what they are going through – and to figure out…
