Spiritual Care

On The Preparation for Christmas By, Chaplain Howard Earle I can’t believe Christmas time is here.  If feels like I was trying to start the year only last week and now, it’s almost over. [...]

Give Thanks! By, Chaplain Howard Earle The Fall season is upon us, boasting vibrant colors in the leaves just before they fall to the earth. Along with the brisk temperatures, Fall ushers in the [...]

What to Give Up for Lent (and for life) Lent is the season of spiritual preparation before Easter for Christians. It is a period of six weeks/40 days (not counting Sundays) reflective of the time [...]

Immanuel: God with Us On the last Friday in October, the Jamieson family was feeling overjoyed! We had been counting down the months, then the days and we were finally here: baby Abel’s due date! [...]

Moments of peace this Christmas Christmas is supposed to be a time of love, joy, hope and peace. The sadness and suffering we see on the news, the ongoing pandemic, the hustle, and bustle of [...]

Trusting Your Rhythms Not long ago, I was watching a late-night talk show that was following the morning routine of actor Mark Wahlberg. His typical morning routine is as follows: 2:30am wakeup, [...]

Finding Our Way as Seasons Change As I write, a cold September rain is beating down upon the great roof of Beacon Hill. Like the little drummer boy, the droplets of water are singing [...]

Welcome God into Your Out-of-Control Moments A few months ago, I was relishing in the onset of Spring. Warmer weather meant fertile ground for tilling and planting the garden. The hope for new [...]

Cultivating Friendship in a Vaccinated World I’ve lost the instinct to shake hands. After 15 months of not being allowed to extend my hand out as a welcoming gesture, it doesn’t even come to mind [...]