At its core, nursing is care, and caring is a dance, with ups and downs, rhythms and reels — balance, that is, and harmony.
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Nursing & the Gift of Simplicity
22 MayThe 9th Station: An Oasis for Losers
9 May
Regrets? Relax the Mandible
14 Apr
“The Christian who seeks to purify himself of his sin
and to become holy with the help of God’s grace
is not alone” (CCC 1474).
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One Meal a Day: Reviving an Ancient Monastic Discipline
20 Feb
“Fasting is the helm of human life and governs the whole ship of our body” (St. Peter Chrysologus).
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Staying Married: Getting Beyond the Honeymoon Hype
2 Feb
“That I may love her with the perfect love of a perfectly whole heart, cause me to love Thee more than her and most of all. Amen. Amen” (Temple Gairdner).____________________________________
Raising Pro-Life Kids
11 Dec
I think this is at the heart of raising kids who know the sanctity of life: The witness of moms and dads who are utterly and unequivocally committed to protecting human life from conception until natural death.
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Pandemic Nursing School: Students on the Front Lines
6 Nov
“I have been able to show God’s love through my care. I pray for my patients and I truly empathize with them in a deep way.”
~ Gabi Reinoehl, nurse in training
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Dear Mayor Pete: A Testimony to Life
30 Jun
“Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example…” (1 Tim 4.12).
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Protecting Grandma After the Pandemic
22 May
“Is this not in large measure what it means to belong to a family: to burden each other — and to find, almost miraculously, that others are willing, even happy, to carry such burdens?”
~ Gilbert Meilaender
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Bl. John of Cetina & Bl. Peter de Dueñas
11 May
“Franciscans of Spain, they were sent to the Muslim kingdom of Granada in order to try and evangelize the inhabitants and were predictably killed.”
~ Basil Watkins
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