This past Lent, I set upon a project of creating an eight-panel version of the Stations of the Cross. My own version, which I dubbed the “Bioethics Stations of the Cross,” sought to hold biblical vignettes from the day of Jesus’ crucifixion in dialogue with […]
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At the start of each unit of CPE, we begin by setting learning goals and mapping out how we plan to address them. Crafting a good learning goal—let alone the 2-5 learning goals you’re probably expected to produce—takes careful consideration and reflection. And nailing down […]
This verbatim case presentation was an assignment submitted for the course Essentials of Palliative Care Chaplaincy, from the CSU Institute of Palliative Care. At the time, I wondered if it may have been a mistake for me to take this course right at the start […]
I was recently asked in a job interview whether I give my patients advice. Given the context, I had a hunch that the answer they were hoping for was something like, “Yes! And I’m very good at it! People follow my advice and get fantastic […]
“You have a hard job,” said the man I was sitting with at 3:30 am, whose elderly mother had just passed away. I sat with him so he wouldn’t be alone, and listened to him share feelings of disbelief…
Healthcare statistics on racial disparities in maternal outcomes suggest that not all families in our society are equally valued. What does this call forth in us, this first Sunday of Christmas, as we meditate on the Holy Family?