

This coming Sunday is called Divine Mercy Sunday in the Roman Catholic Church. For Catholics, the Divine Mercy has several related manifestations with the theme of mercy and forgiveness at the heart of the Divine Mercy message – in that message lies hope for a hurting world… Read more

Some of the most powerful words in any language are the words that express “thank you.” What makes them powerful is that they can transform us … Read more

“Jesus Wept.” As we move into 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. Read more

So how best do we go about making correct choices, particularly in situations where there appears to be no clear “right” or “wrong” answer. Reflecting on this took me back to my Seminary days and the study of Christian Ethics… Read more

A male patient in his late-70’s with stage four metastatic lung cancer; patient has become septic, is intubated (breathing tube), not awake/alert, and is currently not strong enough to continue chemotherapy. Family has gathered to discuss what the options were for his care and the question going around the room was, “What do we do… Read more