hospital chaplain
A chaplain, his cerebral palsy, and the philosophy that guides him
Stephen Faller’s series of wise reflections on being alive
A hospital chaplain's double vision
I routinely saw patients who were racist, sexist, demanding, and cruel. They were also afraid, exhausted, in pain, and helpless.
Ministry is out of control
Being a pastor is like jumping into a river. You have to let the current take you.
A chaplain’s place
The documentary Chaplains raises a fundamental issue for Christian chaplaincy: what is its relationship to the church?
4 true confessions of a truly bivocational minister
A few months ago I wrote about the difference between having two jobs and two vocations. A commenter wondered, "What if you really do have two callings?” I’ve been doing bivocational ministry in one way or another for the past seven years. Overall I have found having two vocations—I serve as a hospital chaplain in addition to being a Century editor—to be fruitful and fulfilling. But I have to confess that it isn’t easy.
Listening well: A chaplains vocation
Listening itself has a sacramental dimension. When a family gathers around a hospital bed, it becomes a sort of communion table.
Paging God, by Wendy Cadge
Wendy Cadge asks, What happens to religion when hospitals, many of them founded by religious groups, are secularized or otherwise constrained to serve patients beyond their founding communities?
reviewed by R. Stephen Warner