Thursday, 18 July 2013

Grim Reaper or Allied Health Care Professional? You decide

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My 3 rd year as a chaplain gave me lots of new experiences. I also enjoyed getting to know the staff better and doing some innovative ...
Saturday, 13 July 2013

Reaping the rewards of a life well lived

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As I’ve mused before, sometimes life just doesn’t seem fair. A much loved and liked member of staff had a serious heart condition. He h...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Was this Orthodox? What is Orthodoxy?

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Sometimes as a hospital chaplain when the bleep goes off you never know what you are being called to. In this respect it can be hard to pre...
Saturday, 15 June 2013

Rebel Rev would like a magic wand again!

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(Sorry for the long delay in posting. This was due to unforeseen circumstances) Some ICU situations are hopeless from the start. This s...
Sunday, 12 May 2013

The privilege of catching little plops of love

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Another family I picked up through my regular wanderings on ICU were with a man who was told he would die 25 years ago. Back then he’d had ...
Monday, 6 May 2013

A cultural divide that needed bridging

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One day as I made one of my regular visits to the ICU I was told of the very sad situation of a 38 year old woman who collapsed in the ...
Saturday, 4 May 2013

The things they don't tell you in ordination training

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An important role of a hospital chaplain is to take Holy Communion to patient’s who would normally either go to church and receive communi...