This collection of case studies from pastoral ministry is helpful, though often cursory. I found most helpful the way it demonstrates the width and breadth of experience for chaplains. Another […]
Red Palmer’s little book on fly-fishing is a wonderful glimpse into the fishing world of the late nineteenth century. The book begins with wet vs. dry flies. Palmer begins, “I […]
The main strength of Ronald Mack’s The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy is its discussion of training and preparation for chaplaincy. He asks, “Where does a hospital chaplain find a perfect […]
SkyLight Illumination’s The Way of a Pilgrim was a delight to read. The annotations on the even-numbered pages made the text come to life. The book is the tale of […]
Nouwen’s The Wounded Healer looks at four groups: a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering man, and a suffering minister (xv). Chapter 1, then, begins by looking at the […]
Impressions: I was often struck by how Abbot Pennington spoke about the “now” in The Monks of Mount Athos. He chides himself over and over again during his four-month stay […]
Judith Valentes’ Atchison Blue tells the story of her many visits to the Benedictine convent Mount St. Scholastica. The theme that holds the visits together is the notion of conversatio […]
