Dear Patrons!

Thanks for your patience with our erratic posting of episodes! Now that the ordinations have taken place we are hopeful this will settle into a more regular rhythm.

This past weekend (May 14-16, 2021) eight individuals stepped forward to be consecrated into the priesthood. It was a powerful, spiritually potent and beautiful event, blessed by some of the most glorious Ascension-in-nature experiences.

During that weekend Jonah and I took the opportunity to sit down with fellow priest, Julia Polter, and have a conversation.

Jonah asked Julia about how she experiences her priesthood in the hospital rooms where she has been serving as a chaplain this past year and this opened up essential new elements in our exploration of the question: What is a priest?

We hope you enjoy this conversation and are not distracted by the background sounds! Far away from our ‘studio’ in Toronto and in the middle of a large community event, this was the best we could do.

Julia will be moving to the Pacific Northwest to the city of Bellingham, WA, which is located 50 miles from Vancouver, Canada.

Her new work includes supporting The Christian Community in the Vancouver/Seattle area while leading a Clinical Pastoral Education Center at Peace Health, a 300-bed city hospital in Bellingham. She will design and direct a program there to educate divinity school students and seminarians in spiritual care.

Our thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed the opening music, "On the Road" and the closing music, "Seeking Together". You can find more of his music here.

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