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Does spirituality and/or religion help?

November 7, 2022 8:00 pm

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Virtually any crisis, including and perhaps especially that of having a child with a serious illness, stirs up many kinds of questions. Some parents coping with their child’s illness find themselves in a crisis of faith, striving to understand why the illness has occurred and what can be done to change the circumstances–to make things “right.” Others find that their faith is strengthened as they invest trust in something outside their control; they may even feel that they are being tested and must respond in faith. Some who have never had a faith system seek one; others reject their faith out of fear, anger, or despair. There is no one way to experience the spiritual.

Please join two spiritual care professionals and a parent panel to delve into how spiritual and/or religious practices inform parental advocacy, decision-making and coping.

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The Panelists


Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD, MDiv  Swartz Resident Practitioner in Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School  Co-Pastor, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Boston Ma

Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD, MDiv Swartz Resident Practitioner in Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School Co-Pastor, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Boston Ma

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Rev. Michele Torres, MA, LMHC, MDiv, BCC  Bilingual Chaplain

Rev. Michele Torres, MA, LMHC, MDiv, BCC Bilingual Chaplain

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Kara Ayik

Kara Ayik

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Marilia Rivera

Marilia Rivera

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