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‘We Can’t Anoint The Sick’: Faith Leaders Seek New Approaches To Pastoral Care

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In addition to presiding at services, religious leaders are expected to provide counseling, lead prayer groups and minister personally to people with special needs. For many, that aspect of their work has never been more important, or more difficult, at a time when communities are struggling to contain the coronavirus.

“A ‘high-five’ from across the room isn’t quite the same thing,” says Kathie Amidei, a pastoral associate at St. Anthony on the Lake Catholic Church outside Milwaukee, Wis. “If we are to be a conduit of God’s love, we have to figure out how to do that without the ways we’ve always done it.”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][ult_createlink title=”CONTINUE READING” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2020%2F03%2F23%2F820119972%2Fwe-can-t-anoint-the-sick-faith-leaders-seek-new-approaches-to-pastoral-care%3Futm_source%3DPew%2BResearch%2BCenter%26utm_campaign%3D81b06fc6bf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_24_01_36%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_3e953b9b70-81b06fc6bf-400857381||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_11″ text_color=”#ffffff” text_hovercolor=”#ffffff” background_color=”#f57c50″ bghovercolor=”#784c8e″ el_class=”nav-button” heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” css=”.vc_custom_1585768540129{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”28420″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” qode_css_animation=”” link=”https://odyssey-impact.org/impact-resources/” css=”.vc_custom_1585693972154{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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