I was reflecting today as I looked out my window as I watched six deer feeding in the yard, robins flying and seeking worms, trees cautiously beginning to bud and the ground melting and making mud so that the new life can emerge with flowers, new trees, etc. I thought how this focused my thinking
San Francisco, CA, April 14, 2025 — FCM Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis The Circle of Directors of FCM, one of the country’s largest group of ministers, faith communities, and professional chaplains serving in multitudes of settings such as hospitals, hospice centers, addiction recovery centers, higher education, and more, join the global
“Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.” And the reason we tremble is because we wonder, “Would I have taken part in nailing him to the tree?” “Was I there when they crucified my lord, and maybe I didn’t do anything about it?” That certainly is cause to tremble tremble, tremble, tremble. So
I stood in the ultrasound room weeping in joy at the sight of the monitor. The baby curled up like a little cashew, with a button nose and tiny hands. My best friend of almost 30 years is expecting her first baby on Good Friday. The day of Christian darkness, pain, and suffering, is also
San Francisco, CA, April 14, 2025 — FCM Statement of Expansive Inclusivity The Circle of Directors of FCM, one of the country’s largest groups of ministers, faith communities, and professional chaplains serving in multitudes of settings such as hospitals, hospice centers, addiction recovery centers, higher education, and more, on behalf of our membership, join
“I didn’t know that I needed you today,” she said to me as I was leaving the room where her father had just died. “But I did. Thank you for walking us through this.” The “this” was a planned, compassionate extubation and transition to comfort care that the family had scheduled for the Saturday that
I was born and raised in the St. Joseph catechism. As children we were focused on dogma. Who is God? Why did God make me? These have been the essential questions of my life going all the way back to Release Time. Every Wednesday, the public school kids would make their way to the local
Are you at a loss for what you can do in these tumultuous times? Are you wondering how you can push back against the negativity that swarms around us like torrential force winds? Here’s an idea that has helped me move and release negative energy and feelings of despair. Join a creative community! In the
As a Christian clergyperson, Lent has always been a season of reverence—a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation. It’s a space carved out for stillness and self-examination, a return to God through humility. This year, though, I find myself entering Lent differently—not just as a leader, but as someone deep in grief. Grief doesn’t wait
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