Tag Archives: Truth

The nature of HOPE in an ICU

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

I am a staff chaplain in a hospital with four critical care floors and a cancer unit, and naturally I spend a lot of my time on those critical care floors.  My time is spent with patients and families who … Continue reading →

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God?

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

So I just read my last blog post again and realized how theistic it sounds. God – the Great “I Am.”   As a Christian one would assume I am a theist. But I find myself in the post-Christian camp, more of … Continue reading →

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In Preparation for Ash Wednesday – a Reflection

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

Ash Wednesday is a day that unites all Christians. Even though it isn’t a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics it has become a priority. Why is it so important to us? In New Orleans one could speculate that we … Continue reading →

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In the Eye of the Storm

Posted on October 3, 2016 by
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Why you don’t need God to believe in eternal life

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

Excerpt from, “Grief Without Beliefs” from the Huffington Post. I know that we’re alive through our offspring. You are physically an embodiment of your father’s biological and genetic essence. This includes everything from how you look to many of the … Continue reading →

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Grounded – God is in the Mud and the Mess

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Diana Butler Bass in her book Grounded talks about the loss of faith in the triple layer, wedding cake view of the universe – with God in the heavens, below it the earth God created, and below that the place of … Continue reading →

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Millennials and God: are they atheists or modern theists?

Posted on January 16, 2016 by

Is it true that the millennials aren’t interested in God? Or is it that they don’t believe in the God that the traditional theists believe in: the patriarchal, omnipotent, judging God who required a blood sacrifice in order to facilitate … Continue reading →

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Facing our own darkness

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our … Continue reading →

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The Four Steps to Wisdom, Anthony de Mello

Posted on December 20, 2014 by

From the DeMello Center for Spirituality http://demellospirituality.com/awareness/the-four-steps-to-wisdom.html The first thing you need to do is get in touch with negative feelings that you’re not even aware of. Lots of people have negative feelings they’re not aware of. Lots of people … Continue reading →

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Searching and Doubting

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

I recently read the wise opinion that if you are searching for answers to ultimate questions, to the God questions, then you should be engaged in some way with the Ultimate, with God as someone understands God to be, even … Continue reading →

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