You and Your Health: God Bless Parish Nurses!
Karen Zielinski, OSF
October 12, 2018
Parish nurses take their ministry seriously. They blend health with spirituality. And that’s faithful medicine!
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Karen Zielinski, OSF
Sister Karen Zielinski, OSF, was director of communications for the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, from 1991 to 2008. She is now director of Canticle Studio, for products which focus on spirituality and health.
You and Your Health: ‘Blessed Be the Middle’
Karen Zielinski, OSF
September 7, 2018
There can be no extraordinary feasts like Easter or Christmas—or a good diagnosis—without our work of Ordinary Time. Blessed be the middle!
You and Your Health: ‘You Visited Me’
Karen Zielinski, OSF
August 17, 2018
Christ said, “[I was] naked, and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me” (Mt 25:36). We need to visit the sick.
You and Your Health: Let Go, Let God
Karen Zielinski, OSF
July 12, 2018
Admitting that our bodies are facing physical change is not easy. Who wants to admit weakness?
You and Your Health: Praying for Healing
Karen Zielinski, OSF
June 18, 2018
I think about the challenges of living each day with a chronic disease. A big part of my coping is through prayer.
You and Your Health: Do Something!
Karen Zielinski, OSF
May 11, 2018
Our pain and suffering can lead us into a deep spirituality. We take our suffering and use it as a springboard to make a better world.
You and Your Health: Be Your Own Advocate
Karen Zielinski, OSF
March 19, 2018
Sirach 38:1 offers some wise words: “Hold the physician in honor, for he is essential to you, and God it was who established his profession.”
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