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Announcing the Black Friday Scholarship Fund

What do we do to to recognize the birthday of our late son? It’s a question my family and I have been asking and answering for 7 years. Thanksgiving always provides an opportunity to express gratitude for his life and the Christmas season offers… Read More

Posted on November 27, 2015 by cascheller

Community, Education, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, Leadership, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

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When Storms Come @Faith&Leadership

Like a thrill ride gone terribly wrong, Hurricane Sandy barreled through my beloved Jersey Shore last month. Except during college and a six-year sojourn in California, this area has always been home, the place where I grew up… Read More

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cascheller

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, Redemption, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, death, Faith, Faith&Leadership, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, gratitude, grief, Hurricane Sandy, Leadership, Redemption, resilience, Thanksgiving, Theology, Trauma, Walkin' the Talk

An Ode to the Jersey Shore @NJShorePatch

The most beautiful place I’ve ever been is the top of a mountain in the Austrian Alps. It was Easter Sunday 2001 after a rain storm. A group of us were in Austria for 18 days doing construction… Read More

Posted on March 4, 2012 by cascheller

About the Explorer, Community, Culture, Family, Food, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Redemption, Travel, Walkin' the Talk

Christine A. Scheller, Community, Culture, Family, Food, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Home, Jersey Shore, NJ Shore Patch, Redemption, Travel, Walkin' the Talk

Thoughts on Getting Through Thanksgiving After Suicide @NJShorePatch @HuffPost

How gratitude, a change of scenery and sharing stories have helped me face the Thanksgiving holiday after my son’s suicide. My son Gabriel was a Thanksgiving baby. His birthday didn’t fall on the actual holiday until his second… Read More

Posted on November 18, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Faith, Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, The Huffington Post, Travel, Walkin' the Talk

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Community, Eric Marcus, Faith, Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, International Survivors of Suicide Day, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Thanksgiving, The Huffington Post, Travel, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: July 4-8

It was a short work week because of the Fourth of July holiday, so even though I wrote three posts for Urban Faith, only one was published this week, and perhaps that’s appropriate given that it’s a bit… Read More

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cascheller

About the Explorer, Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

A Fitting Tribute

Over the weekend, my niece and I joined 2000+ suicide survivors for the 18 mile Overnight Walk through New York City. A record $2.5 million was raised for suicide prevention, research, and survivor support services. Our team contributed… Read More

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Posted on June 6, 2011 by cascheller

Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, neurofibromatosis, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, neurofibromatosis, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Race, Redemption, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light for Suicide Prevention @NJShorePatch

Remembering my son and walking off my grief with other survivors. Monday, March 28 will mark the third anniversary of my son Gabriel’s death by suicide. Instead of wallowing in the grief that continues to haunt my life,… Read More

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Posted on March 23, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

Community, Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

A Little School Inspires a Lot of Reading, Big Time Results @MonmouthShorePatch

My first column for Patch.com is about some wonderful friends who are making a big difference in the lives of urban youth. Here’s how I introduce them: When my late son Gabriel was preparing to be inducted into… Read More

Posted on February 9, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Education, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Community, Education, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, NJShorePatch, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Finding Comfort Where None Is To Be Found @TheHuffingtonPost

I was asked to write something about spiritual comfort after shocking sudden death for the HuffPost Religion channel, and only had a few hours to do it. Here’s what I came up with: It took me all weekend… Read More

Posted on January 10, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, The Huffington Post, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

The Abortion Debate: Open Hearts, Open Minds and Tragedy as a Fair Minded Word @TheHuffingtonPost

Fordam University bioethicist Charles Camosy introduced Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words: A Conference on Life and Choice in the Abortion Debate at Princeton University on October 15, 2010 by saying that it wasn’t the conference… Read More

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Posted on October 30, 2010 by cascheller

Bioethics, Community, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Leadership, Philosophy, Public Square, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

Running for Research Coast to Coast @CTF.org

I love being a member of the NF Endurance Team and have just had my first post published on the team blog at the Children’s Tumor Foundation website. It’s about my running journey and my latest event. Here’s… Read More

Posted on April 26, 2010 by cascheller

Friendship, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, neurofibromatosis, Walkin' the Talk

I’ll Love You Forever & Until We Meet Again

This Sunday, March 28th, marks two years since my son Gabriel died. Unlike others whose loved ones have passed from this earth, I use the straightforward terminology. “Early departure to heaven” is one description I read recently. I… Read More

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Posted on March 26, 2010 by cascheller

Books, Family, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, Walkin' the Talk

When Storms Come @Faith&Leadership

An Ode to the Jersey Shore @NJShorePatch

A Fitting Tribute

Finding Comfort Where None Is To Be Found @TheHuffingtonPost

The Abortion Debate: Open Hearts, Open Minds and Tragedy as a Fair Minded Word @TheHuffingtonPost

Running for Research Coast to Coast @CTF.org

I’ll Love You Forever & Until We Meet Again

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