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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“What traditional Sabbath times can do is teach you that any day and any moment can be sacred if you pause long enough to recognize it as such.” – Erie Chapman
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“We are called to be humble. All who know Liz Wessel recognize this trait in her quiet presence.” – Erie Chapman
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"I would see you as my friend, / That I may remember you are a part of me / And come to know myself. -Course in Miracles In the early 1600’s in Le Puy, France a small band of women religious left the comfort of their cloistered life and took to the streets to reach…
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"The function of a [person] is to live, not exist." -Jack London If anyone knew this truth it was Jack London, author of Call of the Wild as well as fifty other books. London grew up poor and, as a teenager, spent a hellish month in a penitentiary, an experience that scared his life.…
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Maybe if we reinvent whatever our lives give us we find poems." ~ Naomi Shihab Nye Leave the familiar for a while Let your senses stretch out Like a welcome season Onto meadows, shores and hills Change rooms in your mind for a day All the hemispheres in existence Lay beside the equator of your…
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“Your worst wounds are self-inflicted. It is not that you are masochistic. It is that we all own egos whose ears are so finely tuned for praise that they bleed at every perceived insult.”
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Note: The following story was written by Ashley Piturro Hospice MSW. Thank you, Ashley for sharing your generous heart with us. A few years ago I cared for a patient in a skilled nursing facility who had been receiving dialysis. His name was John and he came to us from the hospital after the doctor told him…
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“Radical Loving Care calls us to the challenge zone – to pursue areas that will ultimately enrich life.” – Erie Chapman
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"My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am." ~Anon This Sunday our church will honor the life of Love of St. Frances. I've been looking forward to this day for months. This is because we can bring our pets to mass to receive a special…
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“The path to Love leads to only one outcome: success.” – Erie Chapman
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