Rev & Dr Patrick V Suglia

08/17/2025

Remember that tonight starting at 6 we have our monthly Community Healing Service. We gather together to be a healing presence for each other, supportive and nonjudgmental, showing only the love and concern we have for our neighbor. We START the event with the potluck dinner so we can mingle and get to know each other. The dinner is followed by my talk which has to do with healing itself in some way. My talk is followed by a moment of hands-on healing for those who wish to receive.

My talks are usually mostly unscripted. I get up and interact based on the energy of the moment. I try to include something I experienced personally over the years as chronic and life-altering illness has plagued me personally throughout life. Those of us who can claim to be a wounded healer tend to bring a unique perspective to those we help. It also helped me to be more intuitive in interactions with my own patients throughout the years.

Our services tend to be upbeat and uplifting in a non-ecumenical kind of way. We are not a church who promulgates any particular name of the Divine itself, including "God". We come from all religions, spiritual paths, belief systems, including atheism itself. We just know there is some sort of presence that can be described with one common word: love itself. Feel free to join us for this and any of our gatherings at EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry. We are not just a gathering of people, we are a chosen family here to support, encourage, and affirm you, who you are, as you are.

08/06/2025

I last made an "updates" video on 12/12/23, so I decided it was time for a new one. Here it is!

07/23/2025

It's been a while since I updated everyone on how I'm doing. Since suffering my latest stroke on December 11 and deciding to retire from being a chiropractor and DOT Medical Examiner on January 6, I'm hanging in there. Most the effects of the stroke affected my brain including my sleep patterns. Physically, it made my wobble slightly worse and more noticeable. The wobble is something I've had since October 30, 2022 when I lost function of my right vestibular nerve. I am doing quite well, all things considered. While I still struggle with sleep issues and insomnia, I am still quite active with pastoral duties at EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry, and I returned to being a pro Scrabble player at the Allentown Scrabble Club which meets on Wednesday nights.

06/16/2025

New blog post:

Is The Concept Of "Church" Dead?

Is the concept of “church” dead? The buildings are emptying as the concepts of “heaven” and “hell” are changing, and the realization of the existence of “God” is taking a more personal turn. On the other hand, modern Evangelicalism, not to be confused with actual Christianity, has become loud and obnoxious in the face of those it considers to be against its assumed notions of right and wrong. Thus we have a rift that has formed between those who lovingly gather to worship and pray, those who judge and harass, and those who turn their nose to the whole concept of religious tradition. But who thrives? Who grows? In the end, it is the organization who caters to their community’s needs while nurturing the individual’s own belief and way of life that makes an impact.

People nowadays are focused more on their own economic survival, state of mind, and sense of purpose to worry about who is judging them, what their community is doing, or where they’re going after this life is done. While these are indeed all vitally important for the individual’s well being, and the more people in a community pay attention to these things the healthier the community will function, it is most important, theologically speaking, to keep in mind that God, or whatever concept thereof one believes, is actually the conscious awareness behind everything. We individuals are not separate from or foreign to That which we seek realization of through prayer, meditation, or contemplation. Several theological and philosophical sources talk about this from Esoteric Christianity to Vedanta to Buddhism. As a great Indian guru once said, “Everything is a Play of Consciousness”. When you live with this frame of mind and this awareness, your place in this universe becomes Self-evident.

At EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry, it is our entire focus to include you in the community, to shine the light on that which has always given you your worth, and to help you find your place in this world. We are not the ministers who oversee the operations and programs. We are the congregation that gathers and extends our open arms to you without judgment or aversion. When you feel the acceptance of true family, you will see your own light shine perhaps in ways you haven’t before. Then you will start to understand what our slogan “a ministry of hope” really means. In this way, the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary definition of church as “a public divine worship”, thus the light that manifests as you yourself as you are. It takes a community of fellow loving people to nurture the potential and the possibilities within yourself. As we are a state-registered nonprofit organization, we offer the immediate geographical community services to help it meet its basic needs as well. There is always something magical that you will find when you realize what you are truly capable of.

06/09/2025

I tweaked it just slightly.

06/04/2025

And now for an important announcement for all my former DOT Physical patients -- There's a NEW doc in town, and she is mobile! Next time you need your DOT Physical, call Keri McGowan. Her number is 484-697-1744. I once interviewed her to be my backup doc, and now she is on her own doing her own thing, just like I was. Give her a call, and spread the word!

05/28/2025

As I am in the process of doing more promotional work for EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry, I wrote a press release article yesterday which I am now sending to as many local news sources as I can come up with. Here is the article --

New Interfaith Church Caters To Various Populations And Beliefs

The EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry located in Berks County has incorporated as one of PA’s newest nonprofit charities with goals of helping locals find a place of belonging and reprieve. Founded by Becky Suglia, a licensed clinical social worker, and her husband Patrick, a retired chiropractor and practitioner of energy medicine, felt the calling to be of service to underprivileged and marginalized people, to help them find their sense of purpose and camaraderie among like-minded friends. While EarthSpirit has regular gatherings and services, they focus on the Divine source, as written about by the late Dr. Wayne Dyer, as being present within the community members and all of creation as it is, placing importance on the recognition of love as its primary tenet no matter what name is given to it by the world’s various religions and philosophies.

At present, their meeting house is the loft and yard space behind the Suglias’ residence in Shoemakersville. As they need arises, a space with more room will be sought in the future. Outreach ministries such as a food and sundries bank, bathing and laundries facilities, and open kitchen are all being planned for future endeavors. The typical gatherings include potluck dinners and, weather permitting, lighting of the fire pit. “With love and non-judgment as the only rules, all people are welcome to our church. It is by recognizing the Divine spirit in each other we thrive,” says Rev. Pat. The four ordained ministers EarthSpirit has on staff are available to preside at special services and functions such as weddings, memorials, funerals, blessings, and coming of age ceremonies. More information about EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry, including how to contact them, can be found on their website at www.EarthSpiritInterfaith.org .

05/18/2025

Spending the weekend at my beach house in Delaware. No ocean view, but I do get to see the hideous condos they built on top of the inlet to Love Creek. From March to November, Becky and I like to spend a weekend a month here for a change of scenery. We missed April since I was in the hospital with pneumonia. Anyway, I've been working on a list of memorial, wedding, funeral, and other venues to whom I will be sending the flyer you saw in the previous post. All is well, and EarthSpirit Interfaith Ministry has great plans ahead for its growth. A lot of the growth I credit to the great work of our volunteer team with their recent accomplishments and help with spreading the word.

05/07/2025