Editorials
| Joni Paterson, M.Div. Ph.D. serves as Director of Development & Administration for CRUDEM. An ordained minister with the United Church of Christ, she was a hospital chaplain before joining CRUDEM in 2003 and has extensive experience in communications and strategic positioning. She lives in Western Massachusetts. |  |
These are Joni Paterson’s editorials from our Bon Nouvel Newsletters:
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Can We Fix It? An urgent question uttered around the world these days. “It” refers to the economy, the government (pick a country, any country,) political parties, storm ridden towns, educational systems (pick a system, any system,) cultural values, corporations (pick an organization, any organization) and on and on the list builds. read more… |
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The Gift of Magdalene Sister Ann stopped me in my tracks with the story of 5 year old Magdalene. One of six children, Magdalene lives in suffocating, extreme poverty with her parents, five siblings and blind grandparents.read more… |
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The Birth of a Calling 1986 marks the official collaboration of CRUDEM/Hôpital Sacré Coeur. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Ted Dubuque, Brother Yves Beausejour and first hospital administrator Annie Thelusmond ushered the small clinic into a new era of healthcare delivery. read more… |
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Partnering for Empowerment A Native American tradition emphasizes the importance of ‘calling back your spirit,’ especially after a traumatic event. Without a spirit, the tradition claims, the body loses health, life loses purpose and joy, and death closes in. read more… |
