Befriending Grief
Many people are experiencing grief as the US passes the milestone of 1 million deaths from Covid. What if we change our approach and realize grief is necessary in times like this?
hospice
In Defense of Meddling
"Most people want their social circles to do a little bit of meddling, even if they would never articulate it that way."
The Problem with Angels: Confronting Racism in Hospice Care
Zeena Regis tells the story of how racism complicates her experience as a hospice chaplain, and contemplates how to challenge that racism like one of the fearsome, truth-telling angels of Scripture.
Let Them Grieve
Grieving hurts, but not being allowed to grieve can kill, if not the body, then the soul. Julian of Norwich knew this well.
A Sacramental Farewell
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell explores how the mundane tasks of caregiving during her mother’s final days became rituals or ordinary sacraments that revealed traces of the divine.
Accompaniment
“The gift of accompaniment is the essence of the incarnation.” Hospital Chaplain Karen Hanson reflects on the art of keeping company with someone.
