Walter E. Kloss
Walter E. Kloss, Ph.D., is director of pastoral care, New England Memorial Hospital, Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Articles by Walter E. Kloss
Pastoral Care and the Sick
March 1973
OUR day is a transitional period in Christian pastoral care, characterized by confusion as to the nature, purpose, and function of the pastor.
Modern man lives in a time when there is an inexhaustible resource of troubles and predicaments.…
Alcoholism—a pastoral challenge
July 1985
No pastor is immune to the effects of the raging epidemic of alcoholism. Tentaclelike, the symptoms and pathology reach into every parish in the nation. The disease disables 15 million Americans annually, including 3.5 minion adolescents,…
Stress in the chaplaincy
November 1984
Code 99, emergency! Code 99, emergency!" The urgent call summoned the crisis team from all corners of the hospital. Skilled physicians and technicians rushed to the aid of an elderly gentleman in cardiac arrest. Frightened and concerned,…
