Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Responses from The story of Don and First Responder Ralph.

 -No Judgment about clothing or appearance or about valuing one’s own looks.
-He was allowed to be angry as deeply and for as long as he pleased.
-Very little talk therapy. He couldn’t hear anything over the noise of his own red-hot anger.
-Experienced a dawning; he heard us as pleasant tones and fragments of attractive conversation.
-College “foolishness”: being “branded like a slave.” That no longer matters as a source of shame.
-In his afterlife state, didn’t want anyone who knew him to see the ugliness of 1) his bloody, gory face, and 2) his angry rage.
-He formed a new thought: What if some first-responder professional who was used to seeing bloody faces came for him, e.g. an EMT, firefighter, or police officer.
-Recently “resting in peace” Ralph the First Responder is awakened by his afterlife pager and goes into action.
-An escalator appears for both of them with folks at the top beckoning them to hop aboard!

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Father Nathan Castle, O.P., is a Dominican Friar, author, podcast host, and retreat leader. Over the past 27 years, his unique ministry rooted in the Catholic Church's mystical tradition has helped more than 600 souls transition from one afterlife plane to a more joyful one. Father Nathan believes that providing such help is something the Holy Spirit has given him and his prayer partners to do.

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