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[video] The BA’s Soul-Inspired Paths

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Visitors often tell us how the beautiful gardens and paths surrounding the BA bring them a sense of spiritual peace and harmony. Some have told us they can feel the presence of Soul here. Enjoy this 2-minute springtime stroll around the BA campus and hear guests and former patients talk about the

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[audio] Thanks and Gratitude – Hear how the BA has blessed and cared for so many

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Don’t take our word for it -- listen to a small sampling of the thanks and gratitude sent in from patients, visitors, and staff. Consider this a special audio Thanksgiving card from us to you – read aloud by our staff members.

This first clip includes heartfelt comments from patients…
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“Niche” Community – Its attraction and pronunciation

CHBA Growing up I only heard “niche” pronounced one way – as \'nich. Today I notice that the media has opted for 'nēsh. How do you pronounce it and when did it change? But whether it is \'nich or \nēsh – living in a Niche Community, with the active practice of Christian Science as its core and fo...

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[Audio] – One woman finds spiritual focus at the BA

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“I needed a new focus, and I thought of the BA...”

Hear Susan Sherwood tell us how she was led to BA housing – and how she discovered that the BA is what she needed for focused spiritual growth. Click audio control below to listen...
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[audio] – Jack Russell terriers (and their friends) were right at home

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“...feels like you’re way out in the country”

A diverse community, 24 acres of natural beauty, and just a few miles from The Mother Church – the BA offers just the right atmosphere for many Christian Scientists looking for interim housing. This month we hear from Mother Church workers who f...

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Uplifting Thought Brings Healing To A BA Guest

Toronto, Canada January 17, 1951 Dear Friends:

I just wish to tell you how much I enjoyed my stay of November 25, 1950 to December 16, 1950. I had slid quite a ways off the mountain before going there but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the climb back.

This was my first visit and I must

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BA Guest Finds Help and Healing

Rochester, New York December 23, 1944 Dear Mr. Fletcher –

I wish to express my very deep gratitude for the privilege of being a guest at the [BA], December 5th through to the 12th.

I arrived at the Sanatorium exhausted in mind and body, with scarcely enough energy to carry my bags to m

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Thanks and Gratitude for a “Spiritual Awakening” at the BA

Columbus, Ga October 21, 1938 Dear Mr. Fletcher:

I shall be very happy to have you refer to the healing which I experienced at [the BA] in October 1936 of intestinal influenza, a stomach and bowel disorder and hemorrhoids.

I am very grateful for the physical healing but still more grateful for

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The True Value of Rest & Study

CHBA Rest & Study is an opportunity to gain new spiritual perspectives, insights and ideas that allow us to grow forward in our journey “from sense to Soul.” Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association is not just a place but a spiritual oasis that supports our desire to see “Thy hand in all things . . . ...

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