Every meaningful relationship requires effort, whether in marriage, parenting, or professional life. A thriving life doesn’t just happen; it takes work. The same principle applies to our relationship ...

Despite the fact that they previously aided in our growth, we frequently find ourselves holding onto painful memories or relationships throughout our lives. Such attachments have the paradoxical ...

After nearly 20 years of parish ministry, I entered the world of health care, which, I learned, abounds in acronyms. My first clue was in chaplaincy training, known as CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education ...

On this Christmas Eve, there is a deep well of suffering in America. What we see on the surface is a country with a national emergency of opioid addiction, where loneliness is a greater threat to ...

An integral part of pain management is recognizing and treating psychic pain, in the form of emotional and spiritual support for hospice patients and their families. “So many people believe that ...

Sometimes it is spiritual pain which makes us aware that we need a transfusion. Just as physical pain is a marvel for the human body, an early warning system, so is spiritual pain. … We are all part ...