Radical Loving Care
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Days 238-239 International Caregivers Day
August 26, Mother Teresa’s birthday, marks the third annual International Caregivers Day. As we celebrate the contributions of caregivers from around the world, let us pause for a moment to reflect upon the sacredness of our work. Mother Teresa lived… Continue reading
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Days 204-206 The Turn to Beauty
“When an ugly tragedy strikes in a way that the whole nation feels, it may look like Beauty has gone into hiding. But, it is we who have turned toward our shadow side and away from her light.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 183-187 The Self We Don’t Know
“Suffering is our hardest teacher. The lessons are expensive. Why cast aside what our pain has taught us?” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 179-180 – Sacred Story
“Can we face into our stories courageously and artfully enough to grow all the way into Radical Loving Care?” Continue reading
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Days 169-171 – Intimacy: The Sacred Encounter Between Caregiver & Patient
“When work is a calling, loving care occurs naturally. “We are divine beings” and our divinity shines forth when we reach out to love another beyond our own needs and beyond the expectation of others.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 162-164 – Beyond The Mirror to The Servant’s Heart
“The Servant’s Heart is the greatest gift we can have. It lives within us all. Yet, Radical Loving Care can only shine through us into this world when we look beyond the mirror.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 153 -154 – One More Circle around the Sun
Celebrate Erie Chapman’s sixth anniversary as editor of the Journal of Sacred Work Continue reading
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Days 156-158 – Fitting In…and the Journal’s 5th Anniversary
“God’s gift is that whatever choice you make, you are loved.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 117-118 – Loving The Vulnerable
“Our primary model of Love flows first from our mothers. When we speak of the “Mother Test” in Radical Loving Care, we address not only the treatment level we want for our mothers when they are hospitalized, but the care… Continue reading
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Days 66-68 – The Magic of Persistence
When we serve others in the manner of The Good Samaritan we are living the highest calling of the caregiver. What so many miss about this mission is the importance of persistence. Continue reading
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