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En este episodio especial, nos acompaña Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Manager del Programa de Educación Pastoral del Hospital Metodista de Houston.  Con un gran sensibilidad, Dr. Rodriguez comparte sus reflecciones sobre el tema del divorcio, y los aspec
In our final episode of Season 2, Reverend Gena Davis reads from her beautiful book entitled Yoga Mass: Embodying Christ Consciousness.  In YogaMass, we create and participate in an embodied liturgy, expressed through movement and breath.  Rev.
In Season 2, Episode 9, Andrew Miller reflects on his journey as a medical student, and the discernment around medically treating patients while also feeling called to care for individuals with a loving spirit.   Andrew is a fourth year medical
In Episode 8 of Season 2, Dr. John Graham shares his poignant story of a pivotal experience as a young surgeon, the medical emergency that brought him together with a young boy and his family, and the spiritual impact that lead to a lifelong bo
Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 2.  Today's episode is shared in the spirit of the season of school graduations and the transition from spring ... onward.  Dr. Andy Achenbaum reflects on the choices brought along the life journey – roads travers
Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 2.  Today, Kathi Beasley takes us into the other-worldly realms of what is often called a near death experience, or NDE.  For Kathi, this emerged as part of a slow and debilitating health issue that was, as she sa
Today we host a special feature, in honor of the National day of prayer.  Virgil Frye, Executive Director of LifeLine Chaplaincy, shares spiritual reflections and a prayer from his writings around home, affirmation, and resting in God. Virgil b
Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 2.  In today’s episode, welcome Dr. Nathan Carlin as he reads from the preface of his book, “Religious Mourning: Reversals and Restorations in Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders.”  In this reading, Dr. C
Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2.  Are we willing to believe in things we cannot see, or in new things that appear to us?  What if this means moving away from our immediate perception of what is real? And how does this invite us to explore our
Welcome to Episode 3 or Season 2.  In today’s episode, Karen Abercrombie reads her poignant article, titled “Out of Despair, the Gift of Life,” from the December 2016 issue of Houstonia magazine.  Karen writes about the tragic loss of her siste
Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2.  In honor of this week's religious celebrations, including Passover and Holy Week, today's episode is a reflection on faith, discernment, and journey.  What are the turning points in our lives?  In today’s epis
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2: Readings, Stories, & Studies Is a jigsaw puzzle just a bunch of shapes we piece together, or could it be more than that?  In today’s episode, we hear Ken Pargament’s story about how a jigsaw puzzle evo
Today, we feature an Interim Season Edition.  We'll hear from Julia Jung, a Rice University sophomore studying Cognitive Science.  During the fall semester of 2016, Julia worked with ISH as a practica student, concentrating on the religious si
Welcome to Episode 10 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, we’ll hear Dr. Louis Markos talk about what it means to be embodied, from a Christian theological perspective.  Dr. Markos talks about how the body and soul are intimately related, which h
Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 1.  In today's episode, psychologist and author Dr. Jerry Ruhl shares thoughts about the gravitational force that pulls individuals together: love.  Pop culture movies, songs, and images stir notions of the ideal
Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Bing You talks about the different expressions of stress: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.  Through the integration of eastern religion and philosophy into western medicine,
Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Bob Hesse reflects on “spiritual but not religious,” and what it means for him as a Catholic Deacon and as a Contemplative prayer leader.  Dr. Hesse’s reflection is adapted from a homil
Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Jon Allen talks about hope, psychotherapy, and spiritual connection.  In his work as a psychotherapist, Dr. Allen has found that restoring hope is based on re-establishing a sense of a
Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 1.  In today’s episode, Dr. Jill Carroll reflects on religion, nature, and being human.  Religion is a place that helps us address existential questions – reflecting our deepest selves back to us.  Being part of t
Happy new year!  Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2.  We start 2017 with a guided meditation by Lex Gillan.  Lex is the founder of The Yoga Institute in Houston, Texas, and has taught more than 25,000 yoga classes, 100 ten-day retreats, and 300 m
Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 3.  In today’s episode, Fr. Donald Nesti talks about the transformational impact of love.  Inspired by the words of St. Paul, Fr. Nesti reflects how we are called to love one another from both a civic context and
Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 1.  What does it mean to take a risk, and how do we know when to take one?  In this week's episode, Rabbi Deborah Schloss reflects on the challenges and opportunities of taking risks, and how our faith can inform
Welcome to Season 1 of the ISH Podcast.  What does it mean to be whole?  In our first episode, J. Pittman McGehee reflects on the archetype of wholeness, and the desire within each one of us to reunite the parts of ourselves that have become fr
Welcome to SpiritMatters, the Institute for Spirituality and Health (ISH) podcast, hosted by Susana McCollom.  In Seasons 1& 2, we will hear reflections, readings, and stories from leaders across fields including health, spirituality, religion,
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