The Stations of the Cross: A Liturgy
I wrote this liturgy a year ago as part of a Good Friday celebration at the hospital where I work as a chaplain. Using the traditional Stations of the Cross as […]
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And You Are One of My Candles…
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of […]
Visiting Hours
In honor of K.R., B.L., D.C., R.R. & R.F. I had been inpatient all of three days. In three days Jesus died, was buried, and raised again. In three days I […]
Of Beldam & Truth
“The rattling of chains, the shrieks of those severely treated by their barbarous keepers, mingled with curses, oaths, and the most blasphemous imprecations, did from one quarter of the house […]
WHY I DON’T PRAY LIKE I USE TO, PART 3
For those who might question why I use prayer as a cipher for faith, my response is that how I pray is a direct reflection of who I understand G-d […]
Why I don’t pray like I use to, Part 1
In a behavioral health unit group can refer to any scheduled meeting with doctors, therapists, chaplains, and even dogs. We patients can’t be bothered with more descriptive titles, so group suffices. I […]
Electroconvulsive Therapy, Part 4
“The hardest thing is to live richly in the present without letting it be tainted out of fear for the future or regret for the past.” Sylvia Plath (Poet & […]
