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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Former President & CEO of multiple hospital systems and founding president & CEO of 20-hospital OhioHealth, best selling author, film artist, ordained minister, composer, published poet, syndicated T.V. host, trial attorney, federal prosecutor and Municipal Court Judge. Erie is internationally known as the founder of the Radical Loving Care(R)movement. He also heads Erie Chapman Foundation, Dane Dakota Productions, LLC, and Chapman Health International, Inc.

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Former President & CEO of multiple hospital systems and founding president & CEO of 20-hospital OhioHealth, best selling author, film artist, ordained minister, composer, published poet, syndicated T.V. host, trial attorney, federal prosecutor and Municipal Court Judge. Erie is internationally known as the founder of the Radical Loving Care(R)movement. He also heads Erie Chapman Foundation, Dane Dakota Productions, LLC, and Chapman Health International, Inc.

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  • Days 145-146 Meet Brandi

      Today we welcomed a new companion into our family. Meet Brandi, A Labrador Retriever who is almost three. Her family surrendered her to a shelter because they were moving to Japan. As I write to you this twilight eve of a full moon night, I am sharing the easy chair with my new found…

  • Days 140-144 Martha’s Heart

    “Martha wasn’t a receptionist. She was a caregiver.”

  • Days 138-139 In Loving This Day

    Within light there is darkness, But do not try to understand that darkness. Within darkness there is light, But do not look for that light. Light and darkness are a pair, Like the foot before and the foot behind in walking. –Shih’tuo, a verse from the Sandokai We are always evolving; our lives are always…

  • Days 136-137 – The Art of Receiving

    “It requires self-esteem to receive – not self love but just a pleasant acquaintance and liking for oneself.” – John Steinbeck

  • Days 133-135 Naming

    “How do you “name” yourself?” – Erie Chapman

  • Days 131-132 Abundance

    Note:  Special thanks to artist, Marie Benzing, CSJ for her beautiful watercolor, "Abundance". This reflection is compliments of Ministry of the Arts.   "There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally."                  …

  • Days 126-130 – Sacred Eyes

    “So much depends upon your choice to see with sacred eyes.” – Erie Chapman

  • Days 124-125 A Warm and Tender Hand

    National Nurses Week begins on May 6, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. As this week unfolds I hope you will think about some of the Florence’s you may  know, the unsung heroes that we work alongside with day in and day out.  One nurse’s story in particular comes to mind. A few years back, a hospice nurse…

  • Days 119-123 – Hard Beauty

    “Only Beauty’s strength, both hard and soft, can heal a heart scarred by caregiving.” -Erie Chapman

  • Days 117-118 In Our Brokenness

    Life’s poignancies are what make it so crashingly beautiful. On my drive home from work tonight I was thinking about the twists and turns of life. Every day we are faced with the split second decisions. Some of our experiences call forth the best in us, others the worst. My week has held a bit…