Spiritual Care

Beacon Hill at Eastgate Expert Series We’re delighted to announce that Mary Marks has earned her national board certification for chaplains (BCC). The purpose of earning a BCC is to demonstrate a [...]

Making Room for Peace It was cold and it was snowy, but this week my family and I got outside to practice one of our favorite traditions: cutting off all the branches of our Christmas tree, [...]

Embracing our differences It was a calm and peaceful morning. The sun had yet to rise and the house was still. It was the kind of moment you want to last forever. Then I heard the sound of those [...]

Don’t Wait for a Change in the Weather Standing outside on a frigid December day, I kept myself warm by getting as close to the fire as possible. My daughter was running around the backyard [...]

Letter Writing in Turbulent Times It’s been said that letter writing has become a lost art. With the onset of email, text messaging, and social media, the need for letters has become less [...]

Weary Expectation In recent weeks, I’ve been asked countless times by residents and staff, “When do you think this is all going to end?” This question is asked from a place of weariness and [...]

A Never Giving Up Kind of Love Jonathan was busy using his chainsaw in the woods next to their house. There were nearly fifty downed trees and he was determined to clear them, so that his [...]

Surprised by Faith A baby plucked right out of his mother’s arms. This was the scene one morning in the Temple. You could imagine the shocked look on Mary’s face or the rising anger in Joseph. [...]

Practicing Waiting while Anticipating Celebration As a child, the wait for Christmas was excruciating at times. I couldn’t stop counting down the days until I could finally open up my presents. [...]

Is 2020 the Year to Celebrate Thanksgiving? It goes without saying, that this Thanksgiving is unlike any we have experienced before. Even if you are not one to have a big family get together, it [...]