Happy February - the month of LOVE. What is the meaning of Love? Viktor Frankl in MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING (1984), proclaimed “…that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire [and]….the salvation of man is through love and in love,” and Teilhard de Chardin is quoted (2019): “Someday…we will master for God the energies [...]
Every year in some churches, during Lent, many pray a form of prayer called “The Stations of the Cross.” The Stations of the Cross are usually a walking journey to 14 different “stations,” representing the steps Jesus took on his journey to crucifixion, death and ultimately resurrection. Those who have grown up Catholic may recognize this prayer as the “Via Dolorosa” a commemoration [...]
“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…… II Corinthians 4:7-10 I believe it was the [...]
As the holidays approach every year; we see articles about grief, stress, holidays after divorce, etc, etc. These are an important part of affirming what some folks are experiencing and, hopefully, to help them not feel alone in what they are going through. I would also like to affirm other experiences, even for those going through the above difficulties. Having [...]
I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for around 22 years now. But I have been called into a ministry of counseling for even longer than that, and I call myself a “pastoral counselor”, first and foremost. There is not a state-recognized license for pastoral counselors where I live and work. It isn’t a profession that all people [...]
