April 23-24
April 23-24, 2018 Those dates may not mean much to some of you who don’t live in and around Toronto but they were quite significant to the rest of us. For me personally I experienced the darkest aspects of police chaplaincy and yet aspects that define my role as a chaplain. Quite often my services are required when the life of another human being is being overwhelmed. Those days and actually that week, were one of those times. I have chosen to write about this without revealing any names because as a chaplain confidentiality is vital if you want to be trusted. Yet there is something in this story that touched me and highlights events that often cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in first responders. They also can’t help but touch those who help the first responders because we hear some gruesome details related with the job. On the afternoon of April 23 rd it was a bright sunny day that had hundreds of people out for a walk during the early afternoon on...