PRISON STORIES
(Memoirs of a Chaplain)
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Native Spirituality-A Spiritually Enlightening Experience, "…I witnessed the Sacred Dance and Beating of the Drums, and yes even the Spiritual Cleansing of the Sweet Grass Ceremony… The finality of the weekend for me was then to participate in a Sweat with the Elders in the Sweat Lodge (which I survived), while also taking a puff on the common bear pipe. I will never forget this wonderful experience…" Silence in Heaven, I Mean …in Atlantic, "But now, here I was years later, not in a Sunday School Classroom, nor a church youth event but rather in a federal penitentiary surrounded with notorious offenders, rapists, serial killers, kidnappers, etc. and over there in the corner were a couple of people who were…" Restorative Justice " It makes no difference where the credit for such an idea comes from, whether it is our First Nation Peoples or from the Bible, one thing for sure is that the principles of Restorative Justice are effective. Its implementation in every community should be thoughtfully considered by both 'law makers' and 'law breakers' alike. The Missing Link (Surprise Behind the Walls), "They sat in four different groups each with their particular idiosyncracies. One group was the skin heads, those with with pierced body parts and tatoos which were very visible on their physically strong bodies…"
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About the Book
Prison Stories is exactly what the title describes. However, not all the stories are within the walls of correctional facilities, some of the stories are accounts of what has taken place outside of the walls, in communities throughout Atlantic Canada. It is indeed a storybook that 'grabs your heart' with emotions of both sadness and surprise. Not only is it a storybook, it is also a textbook as it highlights many valuable lessons learned along the way in correctional chaplaincy ministry.
About the Author
Dr. Lorne Freake (pronounced Free-ak) has served as a Prison Chaplain in a correctional facility which operates within the demographics of English, French and First Nation Peoples in New Brunswick, Canada. He has also served as a Community Chaplain in the 'continuum of pastoral care' and moral support for both men and women upon reintegration. As a community builder he has helped in the mobilization of local churches to become involved in prison ministry. He has a Masters degree in theology (M.Th.) from the University of Quebec and a Ph.D. from Laval University which included a 408 page dissertation on the subject of Community Corrections. He presently serves as the Director of Ministry Advancement (DMA) for the Canadian Bible Society in Atlantic Canada. Dr. Freake and his wife Peggy (a high school guidance counselor) are the proud parents of four ‘young adult’ children.