From the category archives:

Pastoral Care

Letting Go – Beginning Again

April 23, 2010

At Holy Comforter we have experienced two deaths in our parish family over the last several days. Joe Pilch, a much loved and longtime member of the parish reached the final days of his battle with cancer and died peacefully with his family surrounding him on Tuesday morning. Later that afternoon, I was called to [...]

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A Living Legacy

September 5, 2009

Earlier this week, a requiem Eucharist was held for my father, The Rev. Canon David C. Lord, Rector Emeritus at Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero Beach, Florida.  As a priest, I have prayed the rites of Christian Burial at countless funerals and have walked along side those who were filled with the fragile emotions of [...]

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Learning from Illness

May 14, 2009

A wonderful recent photo of my Dad and little Andrew Palmer by my niece, Jenni Palmer. An interesting feature in the Gospels is the number of people with physical and mental illnesses (‘unclean spirits’) that Jesus encountered during his ministry.  One can imagine that these encounters made a constant impact on Jesus, eliciting his compassion and attention. [...]

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