tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post4295072484798990516..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: A Hospital Chapel: 30 MinutesDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-29268610217601023682007-12-15T08:56:00.000-07:002007-12-15T08:56:00.000-07:00I could not tell from your post if you were at the...I could not tell from your post if you were at the hospital for any reason other than visiting your chapel. That being said, I have found some of my most meaningful prayer times are when I purposely get up and <I>go somewhere</I> to do it. There is something to be said of the small pilgrimage to seek out a quiet place, a chapel, a retreat center, etc. that heightens the depth of prayer.Jeff S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08827015272331500670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-72682455747681958312007-12-14T19:56:00.000-07:002007-12-14T19:56:00.000-07:00Good point, d. a. Your comment reminded me of a qu...Good point, d. a. Your comment reminded me of a quote from Harold Netland's book <I>Encountering Religious Pluralism</I>: "Too often Western Christians have adopted a functional naturalism that, while theoretically acknowledging the supernatural dimension, in practice ignores it" (p. 337).Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-15123909653821824742007-12-14T11:30:00.000-07:002007-12-14T11:30:00.000-07:00DA:You are right on target. May God have mercy and...DA:<BR/><BR/>You are right on target. May God have mercy and renew his works in our day, showing a sign of his goodness.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-63749186489481590652007-12-14T08:46:00.000-07:002007-12-14T08:46:00.000-07:00Wow, I feel almost lucky about our local hospital....Wow, I feel almost lucky about our local hospital. It is a Catholic Hospital and there is no way it will lose the chapel any time soon. The chapel has mass everyday and one of the local priests is there every morning. I stepped in the chapel a few weeks ago, when my wife was in the hospital related to some pregnancy complications. <BR/><BR/>I think there are two reasons why chapel's don't seemed to be used.<BR/><BR/>1. The modern Christian naturalist worldview. I talk to many Christians who say they believe in prayer, miracles and the supernatural, but their actions are not consistent with their beliefs. <BR/><BR/>2. Formal prayer is unheard of in so many churches. It's the idea that prayer is just a conversation with God and God is my best friend. So I can talk to him in the car, just as well as in the chapel.D. A. Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456306638327419919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-262485388937868622007-12-14T07:04:00.000-07:002007-12-14T07:04:00.000-07:00This is especially ironic when one considers the o...This is especially ironic when one considers the origins of what are now called hospitals. Their very existence is intertwined with Christianity and Christian piety: the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the command to look after the least of these, the exortation to hospitality, and Catholic religious orders.Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.com