When some folks talk about religious vocation, they are speaking of going into church work as a pastor. In the Roman Catholic Church, the traditional understanding is that there are three “vocations”— marriage, single life (virginity) or consecration to a …
I have been meditating on a quote this week: “In this world, when you are chosen, you know that somebody else is not chosen. When you are the best, you know that somebody else is not the best. When you …
Next week we will mark one of those anniversaries on campus which gives us pause. A year ago, February 24th, Nick Johnson died in his residence hall room from an existing medical condition. Just two weeks later, on March 10th, …
As I was brooming snow this morning I reflected again on how much my personal “norm” for cold weather has changed. I grew up in South Bend, Indiana, (think lake effect snow and Notre Dame) and I lived for eight …
With the death of Nelson Mandela this past week, a few students asked for help in organizing a tribute. At Midnight Breakfast and at the Spiritual Life Center hot chocolate open houses this week, students were given an opportunity to …
In some ways Liberty University and Lynchburg College are miles apart, but in other ways we are literally and figuratively just down the road. I listened to Liberty’s student convocation this morning as the leaders addressed the tragedies of the …
As one of the Chaplains, I suppose I should not be as surprised as I am when someone thanks me for a small gesture of concern or care. But I am constantly surprised by which gestures someone finds meaningful and …
This week as I prepared for the annual Blessings of the Animals Service, I really wanted to include our community pets, the Dell Squirrels. We have our own special squirrel in our front yard tree at Spiritual Life. I see …
In case you haven’t noticed, Fall Break isn’t really much of a break. Unless you are Dean Eccles and his wife AJ, who ran off to Italy and the Alps, most of us are working hard over break even if …
Whenever I am walking across campus at the top of the hour, I love to hear the Chapel Bells ring. Now in all honesty they are not “real” bells, but electronic sounds. When the bells need to be adjusted back …
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