Listen to Radio Active with host Portia Clark, weekday afternoons on CBC Radio One, 93.9 FM/740 AM in Edmonton."What we're there for is to remind people that the life of scholarship, of teaching, of learning, of research also has a spiritual component to it."
"The chaplain's role is to act as a spiritual resource to the entire university community," he said. Although Wagar said the chaplain's role is to support students however they can, most come to him looking for spiritual guidance. Welcome to Wicca Radio International, We are your power radio station for the best variety of Wiccan, Pagan, Celtic, Folk & Native American Music. Sam Wagar, Wiccan chaplainĪnother difference is the type of guidance they provide. We're there for the entire university community. The chaplains are partially paid for by their religious institution, as well as by their own fundraising. "That makes us a useful adjunct to the university's mental health programs."īut there are key differences between chaplains and mental health workers: one being the university isn't on the hook for chaplain services. "People come to us to talk about things when they're having difficulty," Wagar said. With university advocacy and government funding moving increasingly toward initiatives for mental health, Wagar said chaplains have a role to play in providing services for students.
The conversations he does have are often spiritual but generally deal with students' daily struggles as young adults, looking for answers or just someone who will listen. "But that's a minority of my conversations." A mental health resource "Occasionally, I have people trying to convert me," he said. Wagar said some students come to him to challenge his beliefs. ", we're there for the entire university community." "I've probably had more conversations with Muslims than I have had with Wiccans or Pagans," Wagar said. At the university itself, he guesses there might be as few as 100 students.īut he said his door isn't just open to those who practise Wicca. Wagar estimates there are anywhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people in Canada who would consider themselves Wiccan. English Website Lubi to 26 Suchaj radia 0 Kontakty 5 GAMA D. Sam Wagar says often the role of the chaplain is to just listen. Welcome to Wicca Radio International, We are your power radio station for the best variety of Wiccan, Pagan, Celtic, Folk & Native American Music. We are your power radio station for the best variety of Wiccan, New Age, Pagan, Celtic & Native American music.
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