The Camino is about Stopping: A Chaplain's Sabbatical Journey
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AbstractTo utter “walk” and “stop” in the same breath seems something of an oxymoron—especially when the “walk” is a thirty-six day trek across France and Spain. The author, a chaplain gifted with a rare sabbatical, completed this journey with “three amigos” in summer 2008. This article, distilled from her journey on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, urges chaplain colleagues to discover their individual ways of stopping. Additional informationNotes on contributorsJudith H. BlanchardThe Reverend Dr. Judith H. Blanchard DMin BCC serves as Protestant chaplain at Maine Medical Center Portland, ME. She is endorsed by the United Church of Christ.
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AbstractTo utter “walk” and “stop” in the same breath seems something of an oxymoron—especially when the “walk” is a thirty-six day trek across France and Spain. The author, a chaplain gifted with a rare sabbatical, completed this journey with “three amigos” in summer 2008. This article, distilled from her journey on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, urges chaplain colleagues to discover their individual ways of stopping. Additional informationNotes on contributorsJudith H. BlanchardThe Reverend Dr. Judith H. Blanchard DMin BCC serves as Protestant chaplain at Maine Medical Center Portland, ME. She is endorsed by the United Church of Christ.
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