What did you learn about yourself in our discussion with the clergy? Did you learn anything or come to realize anything about human nature in the discussion?
We've been reading about different worldviews and religions. On 30 Sept, we'll have clergy visitors from the Judeo-Christian tradition:
Fr. Twaddell, TMC chaplain
Rev. Kevin Murphy, Presbyterian
minister in Cincinnati http://northwest-church.org/staff.php
Tom Bennett, retired Hospice
chaplain
Rabbi Miriam
Terlinchamp,
Temple Sholom in Cincinnati http://templesholom.net/
What questions do you have for them? post your questions here by Monday 28 Sept.
Mr. Bennett, each person grieves differently.How do you help the people who grieve more than others?
ReplyDeleteTom Bennett, how hard was it to be a Hospice Chaplain? Did you get used to the mourning of constant deaths or was each death hard? Was it hard to be so supportive during such a hopeless time?
ReplyDeleteRabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, what's it like being a female rabbi?
ReplyDeleteFr. Twaddell, what's it like to give last rites to a dying person?
Rev. Murphy & Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, do your faiths have some sort of end-of-life ritual similar to Catholicism?
Mr. Bennett, how often were you the situation in which the patient wants one thing and the family wants another? For example, if the patient cannot communicate their desires, but it is written in their will, and the family does not respect their decision. How did you handle those situations? What was the best way to go about this to respect the family and patient?
ReplyDeleteFr.Twaddell, has your religious background always supported that of Catholicism?
ReplyDeleteMr.Bennett how do your religious views affect the way you help people through your line of work?
ReplyDeleteRabbi Miriam Terlinchamp , How many people do you help with the issues of accepting their death due to an illness, or even coping with the death of a loved one on a weekly basis?
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed last class...it just seems so funny to me that we can get so caught up in religon when we all believe in the same God...each religon has it's on take on things, I find myself asking how man made our these things? What does God think about all these corky little things that we find obsolete? I know one thing I would like to attend a Jewish service so maybe I can go with you Dr. Sherron sometime.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed last class...it just seems so funny to me that we can get so caught up in religon when we all believe in the same God...each religon has it's on take on things, I find myself asking how man made our these things? What does God think about all these corky little things that we find obsolete? I know one thing I would like to attend a Jewish service so maybe I can go with you Dr. Sherron sometime.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed last class...it just seems so funny to me that we can get so caught up in religon when we all believe in the same God...each religon has it's on take on things, I find myself asking how man made our these things? What does God think about all these corky little things that we find obsolete? I know one thing I would like to attend a Jewish service so maybe I can go with you Dr. Sherron sometime.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed last class...it just seems so funny to me that we can get so caught up in religon when we all believe in the same God...each religon has it's on take on things, I find myself asking how man made our these things? What does God think about all these corky little things that we find obsolete? I know one thing I would like to attend a Jewish service so maybe I can go with you Dr. Sherron sometime.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed last class...it just seems so funny to me that we can get so caught up in religon when we all believe in the same God...each religon has it's on take on things, I find myself asking how man made our these things? What does God think about all these corky little things that we find obsolete? I know one thing I would like to attend a Jewish service so maybe I can go with you Dr. Sherron sometime.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was really cool to sit down and have a calm discussion about different faiths. I think often times in our society things turn into arguments and clearly that didn't happen in class. They answered all our question both honestly and respectfully. Obviously all these people were very well educated and knew what they were talking about when it came to their own faith and aspects of the others. I definitely would love to go to a Jewish service as well!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very interesting to see the different issues and opinions brought up by the clergy members. Growing up Catholic I havent really seen to many different religions or their perspective. I Loved hearing about Judaism because they have drastically different views than most of the religions in the United States. I think it would be awesome to go to a Jewish service just so I can see exactly what it is like
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very interesting to see the different issues and opinions brought up by the clergy members. Growing up Catholic I havent really seen to many different religions or their perspective. I Loved hearing about Judaism because they have drastically different views than most of the religions in the United States. I think it would be awesome to go to a Jewish service just so I can see exactly what it is like
ReplyDeleteThis was an interesting discussion because each speaker was open to answer our questions about their specific religion and it really opened up my eyes that we are more similar than different in our beliefs. I didn’t realize how specifically Jewish funerals were carried out. I really appreciate that in Jewish religion that their goals is to accomplish ending world hunger and making sure everyone has somewhere to sleep. They appreciate the fact that they need help from non-Jews to accomplish this goal and that is very humbling. This shows the acceptance they have for other religions because they are more concerned with reaching their goal of helping the world rather than questioning religion. I think many people, including myself, could learn a lot about respect for others from the Jewish religion.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I was not present for the discussion, I was very curious about their views on Catholicism and their opinions regarding the newer generations and how technology has affected our faith and if they find it negative for the grieving process when people post things about the loss of a loved one etc. I also was curious about how they prepare for a funeral and what it is like to stand and talk about someone that they may have never known. I'm very disappointed I was not present for the discussion because I think it would have been very intriguing to hear their answers for the various questions that were brought up.
ReplyDeleteI like how each speaker talked about their different beliefs, but didn't have anything negative to say about someone else's beliefs. At times they even asked each other if something they were saying about the other religions matched up with what they were trying to explain when comparing it to their own religion. I thought the grieving/funeral process for the Jewish religion was interesting, but I do not think that I could follow it completely because I like to do my own things to get me through something such as a death.
ReplyDeleteI liked this class a lot. It was interesting to learn and start to understand what each of them thought about death. I thought the most interesting one to learn about was what Jewish people believe about death. I didn't realize that they don't really believe you go to heaven after death, that you are just buried and that is it. I also really loved the fact that even in death, everyone is equal, because they bury everyone in the same way. They also have a very nice way of giving the family and friends of those who died a long mourning period so that they have time to grieve, I think that is a very healthy way of dealing with someones death.
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