On the Eucharist and Illumination
One of the mandatory steps within the process of being ordained to the Priesthood is to do an internship as a hospital chaplain. In my case, I spent twenty weeks in four hospitals in suburban Chicago, near where my family lived at the time (this was fall 2015). Although I spoke with priests who bemoaned and even regretted their chaplain internship experience (and I even heard some horror stories), many priests, including my then-Bishop, the Prelate who ordained me, assured me that hospital chaplaincy was for them meaningful, positive, and deeply, and permanently, life-changing.
And I must…
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