Category: Podcast
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Episode 37: Danelle Shoemaker On Being a Hospice Chaplain
Danelle Shoemaker currently works as a hospice chaplain at Mt. Carmel Hospice in Columbus, Ohio. As a hospice chaplain, Danelle provides emotional and spiritual counseling to patients and their families. Her other duties on the job include submitting written reports on patient interactions and acting as liaisons between members of the clergy and hospice patients.…
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Episode 36: A Conversation with Tammy Wurm on Agnostic Humanism and Hospice Chaplaincy
In this episode, Saul and Joe talk with Rev. Tammy Wurm. Tammy currently works as a Hospice Chaplain in Oregon and also as a death café educator. Prior to being a hospice chaplain, she worked in a hospital for 39 years as a nurses assistant. In 2017, she completed her twelve month course in Interfaith…
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Episode 35: Saul and Joe answer listener questions
The questions this episode addresses include. How has the covid-19 pandemic affected you? How has the pandemic affected the practice of hospice chaplaincy? Where do you see hospice Chaplaincy going after Covid? How does staff support look like in this time? A talk about helping those who are spiritual not religious and also those who…
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Episode 35: Marellen Mayers On Woman Priesthood and Hospice Chaplaincy
Marellen Mayers was ordained in a reform movement in the Catholic Church called Roman Catholic Womenpriests. An international organization which ordained its first group of women in 2002 on the Danube River. Several valid male bishops of the Roman Catholic church participated in the ordination. RCWP serves in faith communities in Europe, South Africa, South…
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Episode 34: A talk with Aracely Rios- Clinical Director at Angels Grace Hospice in Bolingbrook, IL
In this episode, Joe and Saul talk with Aracely Rios who works as the Clinical Director for Angels Grace Hospice in Bolingbrook, IL. She helps to provide managerial direction and expertise to ensure delivery of quality, cost effective and timely services to patients and families In this interview, Aracely talks about her background, the joys…
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Episode 33: Enoch Aguilar: My journey to hospice chaplaincy
In today’s episode, Joe, and Saul Interview of our guest Rev. Dr. Enoch Aguilar on his remarkable journey to becoming a hospice chaplain. Chaplains spend thousands of hours perfecting skills that many people assume come naturally: sitting and listening. They become masters of the ministry of presence, bringing the same professionalism to spiritual care that…
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Episode 32: Bruce Guckelberg on dealing with and Overcoming Family Dysfunction
In Today’s episode, Saul and Joe talk with Bruce Guckelburg. Bruce has been a pastor for over 30 years. He has traveled and led many short-term mission teams to the Dominican Republic at taught at different leadership conferences. He currently serves as an interim pastor and as the director of theological education in Latin America…
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Episode 31: Derrick Hall on his remarkable journey from a gang group to Hospice Chaplaincy
In Today’s episode, Saul and Joe talk with Chaplain Derrick Hall. Derrick is an ordained minister and is the speaker/director of Begin Again Living Ministries which provides bereavement classes, workshops and healing art classes for those who have a difficulty dealing with grief and loss. Derrick serves as a law enforcement chaplain for over 5…
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Episode 30: Daniel Haas on Hospice Chaplaincy and Military Ministry
Daniel Haas is a native of Cologne, Germany. He came to the US in 2008 to minister to various congregations in the United Church of Christ. Eventually he transitioned into professional chaplaincy and military ministry. Daniel currently works full time for Hospice Compassus in Houston, Texas, PRN at CHI St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital, and…
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Episode 29: Rev. Thomas Luke talks about the Sex Trafficking of Children in Cambodia and his unusual faith journey.
Rev. Thomas Luke is the Academic Dean of Extension, Professor of Theological Studies and Lead Chaplain at Genesis University. In this episode, Saul and Joe talk with Rev. Thomas Luke about his research on the human sex trafficking of children in Cambodia and his unusual faith journey. Cambodia is a source, transit, and destination country…