Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: 3. Conversations on Healing Among Diverse Christian Cultures and the Implications on Pastoral Ministry

Authors

Philip Polipnick, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Mary Francis OSB, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Felix Mencias OSB, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
My Tran OSB, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Huu Nguyen OSB, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Adrian Panther, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Patrick Russell, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow
Kathleen A. Cahalan, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-2-2024

Sponsoring Department(s)

School of Theology

Abstract

Phil Polipnick (pronounced Pole-ip-nick) is a cradle Catholic from Sauk Centre, MN who is in the 4th year of deacon formation. He met his wife, Jackie Kuechle (pronounced Key-Klee) while they were students at SJU and CSB back in the late 1980s. They have six children. He owns and operates an insurance and financial services company in Central MN. Phil estimates to have over 1000 hours reading and studying on the subject of healing. It was not until his recent class on Grief, Illness, and Healing, that he was exposed to his fellow classmates who hail from a variety of diverse cultures. He realized how different our attitudes toward illness and healing can be, and how that affects our approach to pastoral ministry.

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2024 Lecture sponsored by the Godfrey Diekmann, OSB Center for Patristics and Liturgical Studies

Recommended Citation

Polipnick, Philip; Francis, Mary OSB; Mencias, Felix OSB; Tran, My OSB; Nguyen, Huu OSB; Panther, Adrian; Russell, Patrick; and Cahalan, Kathleen A., "Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: 3. Conversations on Healing Among Diverse Christian Cultures and the Implications on Pastoral Ministry" (2024). Lectures and Events. 15.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/lectures/15