Erie Chapman
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Days 336-340 – The Failed Humiliation of Jesus
What I learned in my days as a federal prosecutor and judge is that every time we condemn the personhood of the criminal (remember the “criminal” crucified with Jesus) instead of that person’s actions we confuse & degrade our own… Continue reading
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Days 329-333 – Hospital-Acquired Suffering
There is already enough suffering in the hospital experience. Why does the system add more? Part of the answer is the failure of both lay and physician leaders to understand that the definition of suffering must be expanded. Continue reading
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Days 322-326 – The Table
Consult the blood that nourishes you, listen to the messages enriching your every fiber & feel the skin that wraps you for life’s journey. Blood & soul & skin know we need not ask God to bring us anything. We… Continue reading
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Days 319 – 323 – Magnifying Love Through Photographs
Memories of love need tending lest they be lost. Sometimes only a photograph can retrieve them &, in so doing, make more sacred the fabric from which our lives are woven. Continue reading
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Days 298-302 – Honoring Broken Relationships
Every time we dishonor a once-meaningful relationship or a lost job we demean ourselves. How can we replace heart-break with heart-joy? Continue reading
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Days 291-295 Great Expectations?
“Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.” Continue reading
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Days 284-288 – Has Been or Never Was?
Who is to say whether your life has been successful? Is your answer the only one that matters? Continue reading
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Days 282-283 It’s a Most Unusual Day
Recently several of our healthcare ministries moved together into one central location. People I only knew through phone communication, I now greet in the elevator and we are all getting to know one another. This change has created a new… Continue reading
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Days 278-282 – Who surrounds you?
This photograph screams peer pressure. Just one soul refused to raise his arm in the Nazi salute. The crowd hails Hitler’s hatred. Most surely harbor a loving heart. Yet, they are afraid to be kind. Fear – love’s counterpoint -… Continue reading
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Days 276-277 The Grace of Unknowing
The following reflection contains a few pearls of wisdom gleaned from Fr. Richard Rohr’s book “Falling Upwards” as well as the wisdom from other spiritual readings along the way. As children we are naturally egocentric and believe that we are… Continue reading
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