Journal of Sacred Work
Caregivers have superpowers! Radical Loving Care illuminates the divine truth that caregiving is not just a job. It is Sacred Work.
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Recently, three friends invited me to participate in an all-day woman’s retreat. The theme for this gathering was “The Year of Mercy.” The day began with a reading of the Beatitudes to the loving expressive movements of a mime. Afterwards one of the participants shared her joy in watching the gospel come alive in this…
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While walking my mother down the hall to her independent living home she said to me, “When you are not walking beside me I will pretend you are walking beside me.” …Which of your departed ancestors, family & friends still walk with you, offering their shelter, their kindness, their advice & their strength?…The departure of…
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Do you ever feel that you have understood some things better before they were explained? Learning how my hands functioned & looked in x-rays distanced me for awhile from the mysteries of touch.
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As Mother’s Day approaches, reflect on the blessings and diverse manifestations of Mothers in our lives. Earth Mother, Mother Mary, Sophia Spirit and those who have taken us under their wing when we needed tenderness most. I think of a young Mother to be, her excitement of feeling a quickening movement of life within and…
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There's something very interesting to understand about hope. That is, that hope and fear are one. Any time we're hopeful, we don't know it necessarily, but we're bringing in fear. Because fear is the constant, unavoidable companion of hope. What this simply means is that I hope for a certain outcome and I'm afraid I won't get it. I hope for…
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Minton Sparks helps us understand where we are truly “from.” For example, I am from my father’s Hollywood YMCA where I spent every Saturday swimming…and I am from the older sister who helped raise me, my first friend Jill & the younger sister who never grew in a typical way but soared as tall in…
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“The universe as a whole, in all its manifold relationships, shows forth the inexhaustible riches of God. … Everything is connected.” (Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 86, 91) Earth day, April 22 and every day, provides us an opportunity to celebrate the beauty of creation and increase our awareness of our need to awaken. The signs…
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Blessed are you, spring,season of hope and renewal.Wordless poem about all within usthat can never die.Each year you amaze uswith the miracle of returning life. By- Joyce Rupp Contributed by Liz Sorensen Wessel Mandala by ~liz
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Men honor softness in women. Yet, only a small number admit to appreciating the vulnerable in themselves…It is the television news from Syrian deserts & Chicago streets that wants Love’s soft embrace. It is Hostility’s face that seeks healing lace.
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Every being entering into the ineffable sanctuary of its own nature finds there a symbol of the Father of All… …
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