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Being pastoral: St. Peter and St. Paul

Is “pastoral” a word laypeople use to describe their clergy? We clergy certainly use it a lot to describe an encounter or a relationship where we are caring for a person or a community. Continue reading

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Let the Sun Shine In: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Ministry

Literature defines Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as a type of depression that seems to be related to the amount of daylight to which people are exposed. For many people it tends to be worse in the fall or winter, comparable to an extreme form of the “winter blahs.” Continue reading

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