The National Association of Catholic Chaplains

Menu
  • Membership
      • Apply for Membership
      • Frequently-Asked Questions about Membership
      • Request Retired Membership
      • State Liaisons
      • Newest Members
      • Membership Directory
      • Member map
      • Celebrating Our Members’ 25-year Membership and Certification
      • In Memoriam: deceased NACC members
    • Close
  • Certification
    • Initial Board Certification
      • Board Certified Chaplain (BCC)
      • Certified Associate Chaplain (CAC)
      • Palliative Care and Hospice Advanced Certification (PCHAC)
      • VA Initial Board Certification
      • Recognition of Strategic Partners Board Certification
      • Newly Certified Chaplains
      • Close
    • Renewal of Certification
    • Certification Competencies & Procedures
      • Certification Competencies & Procedures
      • Important Background on NACC Certification Competencies
      • Professional Code of Ethics for Spiritual Care Professionals
      • Certification Commission
      • Certification Appeals Panel
      • Ethics Appeals Panel
      • Close
    • Mentors
    • Recognition of Strategic Partners Board Certification
    • Verifying Certification
    • Maintaining Certification in Retirement
    • Graduate Theological Programs
    • Close
  • Education Resources
      • 2023 Retreat
      • 2023 Webinar Series
      • Recorded webinars (2009-2022)
      • Calendar of Events
      • Graduate Theological Programs
      • CPE Programs
      • NACC Professional Networking Calls
      • Continuing Education Hour Requests – Guidelines and Forms
      • Ongoing Educational Opportunities
      • Local/Regional Gatherings & Events
      • Past Conferences (2004 – 2022)
      • Vision
    • Close
  • Resources
    • Antiracism Resources
    • Administrator Resources
    • Awareness Resources
    • Chaplaincy Care Resources
    • Coronavirus Resources & Updates
    • Job Listings
    • The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
    • Partners in Pastoral Care
    • Research
    • Specialty Care Resources
    • Spirituality and Prayer Resources
    • Spiritual Care Department Resources
    • Vision
    • Close
  • About NACC
    • About the NACC
      • Mission/Vision/Values
      • Constitution and ByLaws
      • Strategic Plan
      • History
      • Close
    • Annual Awards
    • Association Leadership
      • NACC Board of Directors
      • Committees, Commissions, and Panels
      • National Office Staff
      • Episcopal Advisory Council
      • Close
    • Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition (CPMC)
    • Choose Chaplaincy
    • Health Care Collaborators
    • NACC Merchandise
    • NACC Publications and Documents
      • Vision
      • NACC Now
      • Annual Reports & Financial Reviews
      • Documents and publications
      • NACC Blog
      • Close
    • Partners in Pastoral Care
    • Partners for Professional Excellence in Spiritual Care
    • Vision
    • Close
  • Choose Chaplaincy
  • Contact Us
      • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

    • Close
  • Donate Now
  • Member Login
Home » 2023 Retreat » Past Conferences » 2019 National Conference » 2019 Plenary Speakers » Robert G. Mundle MDiv

Robert G. Mundle MDiv

Lend Me Your Ears and I’ll Sing You a Song: Exploring moments of grace and healing in learning to listen to others

Mr. Robert G. Mundle MDiv, STM, ThM
Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Pope Francis calls us to be better listeners. Instead of asking for our opinions, advice or solutions to problems, he says that oftentimes people are longing to simply be heard, to feel that someone acknowledges their pain, their disappointment, their fear, their anger, their hopes and their dreams. This presentation will illuminate a spirituality of listening revealed in pivotal moments of caring relationships, and demonstrated in music, excerpts from podcasts and research interviews, film clips and insights drawn from a collaborative experimental project between the presenter and one of his chaplain colleagues and partners in pastoral care.


Robert Mundle, MDiv, STM, ThM is a certified Spiritual Care Practitioner with the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care and a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. He is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and completed a residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, CT, now part of Yale New Haven Hospital. He has been working as a hospital chaplain in palliative care, complex medical care, and seniors rehab environments for over 15 years.

Robert is the author of “How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers” published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, and he has published numerous original qualitative research studies in various scholarly health care journals. Robert is a volunteer peer reviewer for Qualitative Health Research, Health Psychology, and other journals.

Robert is a passionate educator whose talks and workshops inspire creative approaches to holistic patient-centered care, and in 2018 he launched Robert Mundle Productions Inc. to develop additional projects (webinars, podcasts, documentaries, and short films) that seek to articulate spiritual health and illuminate the power of human connection. Robert was originally certified with the NACC in 2006 and is very much looking forward to reconnecting with his friends and colleagues in the NACC at the conference in 2019. To learn more about Robert please visit his website.

Educational Materials (recommended books, articles, or websites for participants to review prior to the program)

Mundle, R. (2018) How to be an even better listener: A practical guide for hospice and palliative care volunteers. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Mundle, R. (2015) A narrative analysis of spiritual distress in geriatric physical rehabilitation [special issue on narrative]. Journal of Health Psychology, 20(3), 273-285.

Mundle, R. (2015) I should be closer to God because of this. A case study of embodied narratives and spiritual reconstruction in spinal cord injury and stroke rehabilitation. Journal of Disability and Religion, 19, 30-49.

Mundle, R. (2014) Strong men don’t cry, but I’m not strong anymore. Bodily engagement with stories of loss and grief in palliative care. Illness, Crisis, and Loss, 22(4).

Mundle, R. & Smith, B. (2013) Hospital chaplains and embodied listening: Engaging with stories and the body in healthcare settings. Illness, Crisis, and Loss, 21(2) 95-108.

Mundle, R. (2011) The spiritual strength story in end of life care: Two case studies. Palliative and Supportive Care, 9(4), 419-424.

2019 NACC Conference

Main Conference page
Conference Events
Plenary Speakers
Annual Awards Presentation
Day of Reflection
Continuing Education Hours (CEH)
American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care

General Information
Conference Theme
Continuing Education Hours (CEH)

Workshop Information (schedule, titles, descriptions)
Workshop Recordings for Sale
Formation/Training Programs
4-Hour Pre-Conference Workshops
90-Minute Conference Workshops
NACC Special Workshops
Workshop Materials / Handouts

Gratitude
2019 Conference Planning Task Force
Conference Sponsors

NACC Conference History
Past NACC Conferences

National Association of Catholic Chaplains
4915 S. Howell Avenue, Suite 501
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Get Directions

Phone: (414) 483-4898
Fax: (414) 483-6712
Email: info@nacc.org

Our office hours
Mon-Thur 8:00am – 5:00pm Central Time
Friday 8:00am – 12 Noon
Sat-Sun closed

Job Listings

Current job opportunities for chaplains, priests, CPE residents, supervisors, directors of pastoral care, managers, mission directors, and more.

Job Listings

Free Publications

Don’t miss the latest news, subscribe to our newsletter today! You don’t have to be a member to subscribe.

Donate Now

Learn more about making a tax-deductible donation to NACC.

Donate Now

Connect with us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
© 1997 - 2023 National Association of Catholic Chaplains - Sitemap

Built by Westwords