Nancy Small holds a B.S. from Boston College and a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary. She is a spiritual director, hospice chaplain, writer, and justice-seeker whose spiritual roots drink deeply from the wells of Ignatian spirituality. Her writing has appeared in numerous faith-based publications, including America and National Catholic Reporter. She lives with her husband in Worcester, MA.
My preparation for Ash Wednesday most years begins with clearing my calendar for that day. I look at the list of people I accompany as a hospice chaplain and...