Listening Well in a World that Often Listens Poorly
I’ve worked as a hospital chaplain for more than two years now, and I’m always struck by how strange my job is. I walk in
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November 26, 2021
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A Meditation on World Mental Health Day
I’ve been in therapy consistently since I was a kid, and I’m a way better person for it. I’ve been on medication since I was
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October 10, 2021
My Regrets and Hopes for the Future: Grandparents’ Day
If I’m being honest, I’ve thought more about my grandparents in the past two years than I had in my previous 26 years of
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September 12, 2021
Don’t Love Your Partner How You Want to Be Loved (The 5 Love Languages)
Imagine how you would feel if your partner showed how much they loved you by doing the exact opposite of what you want. In
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August 8, 2021
Pride Month as a Queer Person of Faith
Pride Month is something that can be tricky for anyone who’s discerning and naming their identity, but perhaps it’s the most
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June 23, 2021
Changing the Words and Keeping the Story
After many years of wanting to write a book that’s part memoir, part stories of my journey as a hospital chaplain and how the
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May 10, 2021
“Was” is the Wrong Word
Ever since my mother crossed that golden bridge where flesh becomes dust and soul becomes light, people have been referring
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March 9, 2021
The Sacred Rite of Touch
I spent September 2019 to June 2020 doing a hospital chaplaincy residency in Minnesota, many miles away from my family in New
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January 20, 2021
Embracing Different
I was 20 weeks along in the pregnancy with my third daughter when I experienced one of the biggest curveballs of my
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October 29, 2020
No Ordinary Love
The square-cut cubic zirconia at the center of the ring offends my minimalist sensibilities. Jewelry should quietly accent
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September 28, 2020
