Month: December 2021

The Nativity

“Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the devil confounded, the demons take to flight, the power of death is broken,  paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error-driven out,  truth has been brought back, the speech of kindliness … Read More

You Were There For Us

“You were there for us!” Braveheart chaplains hear this declaration with some regularity. Whether a few days after a scene or months later, this is frequently expressed. In my sixteen years as an emergency responder chaplain, not once have I heard anyone say, “You shared the most startling information I have ever heard”, or “You … Read More