I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU DESOLATE— LOSS, GRIEF, RESILIENCE Ernesto Vasquez, MD July 2, 2021 In John 14:18 Jesus promises us that he will not leave us desolate. When I look at that passage in the light of Christ’s commandment of loving one another in John 13:34, then I begin to surmise how, at [...]
By: Betsy O’Callaghan GRIEF What do we do when someone we love dies? How can we walk through the fire and pain that comes from the loss of that person who held such a huge place in our hearts? One thing I am becoming aware of is how very much God loves us. He [...]
Forgiveness: The Spiritual Task of Marriage ♡ James Robert Ross, Ph.D., LMFT Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:32). Mature adults have the ability to tolerate imperfection and frustration without expecting that other people are there primarily to provide instant happiness and [...]
SEMINARS ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION— SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS Ernesto Vasquez, MD May 13, 2021 Since September 2020, I have given 4 seminars on the covid-19 situation at NCC meetings. The last one took place on May 10, 2021. That seminar organizes more clearly the information in the previous ones, and is available at the [...]
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In the short piece below, Professor Sinead Murphy brilliantly ex-presses, in part, why I fret so much about the so-called covid measures. - Ernesto Vasquez, MD THE CAPTURE OF GOODNESS Goodness’ is not the word I wanted to use in this article. But ‘ethics’ sounded too abstract, ‘morality’ too rule-bound, ‘virtue’ too archaic, and [...]
Are you feeling anxious? Have you been stirred up by current events and uncertainties? Are you feeling unrest in your soul? “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled.” These are the words that Jesus left with his disciples the night before his crucifixion. That’s right. He was preparing for his death, actually his murder. Yet [...]
Pennies are so devalued in our country that most people won't even pick them up if they see one lying on the ground. They get dirty and are often overlooked. The same is often true of the homeless. They are all around us on street corners and under bridges, but most people pass them [...]
SELF RELIANCE VS. DEPENDENCE ON GOD A very dear friend of mine said to me the other day, “God won't give me more than I can handle.” And because I love her and we have that kind of relationship where we can reprove one another, I challenged her on the thinking behind that statement. [...]
A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE This year has been tough, filled with pain and suffering. Our sense of well-being and security has been shaken as we faced events that in our lifetime we have never faced: global pandemic, financial uncertainty, the loss of loved ones and extended isolation from our normal support systems. It is [...]
