It was probably because of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Workers Movement that I was able to come to my Judaism–any religion–in an open-hearted way. In the eighties, I went to jail for civil disobedience in Florida around the first test of the Trident2 missile. While all of us 20-year old boys were locked up and bumping egos about who… Read more →
Month: September 2015
First Homework: How My Faith Grounds My Ministry.
Finishing my third week in clinical CPE–clinical pastoral education–super busy but updates to come. Here was my first homework assignment, describing how my faith, as a Jew and individually, defines my practice (So much of the language, like ministry, comes from a Christian background. I’m okay with that, but I know that the language would make many in the community… Read more →
Recap of My First Week Chaplaincy Training. And a New Week Begins.
The first week is done, the second week is beginning. Last week was orientation, eight hours a day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I would say about 20% of it was the paperwork and verbal declarations of a new employee of a corporate medical system—HIPPA, dress code, commitment to diversity and a non-hostile work environment. Sign, sign, sign. It’s always shocking… Read more →
Chaplain Intern Kinsey
Beginning. It’s My First Day of Chaplaincy Training.
It’s time to wake up. Sitting in my dark office, cat and computer in my lap, dog asleep on the floor, partner and daughter asleep inside. But the roosters are crowing and the dogs are barking in my neighborhood, and I can feel the pregnant day, beginning. It’s not really my first day training. I’ve been training my whole life… Read more →