A deep conversation between two dedicated spiritual leaders in the end-of-life movement. Our most basic understanding of life is in many ways determined by our understanding of death. While to some, ...

As I lie on a pallet of blankets, I begin to notice the subtleties of being alive. My breath enters and escapes my body as a repeat visitor. My heartbeat gives my chest a steady hug and the blood ...

In Sister Death: Political Theologies for Living and Dying, Beatrice Marovich explores the connections between living and dying in a way that seeks to refute the concept of death as enemy while not ...

As a hospice chaplain I am privileged to journey with members of our community as they live and prepare to die. While there are thousands of excellent articles, books and web resources to learn all ...

It was just before 7:00 A.M. on July 1, 1999, my fi rst full day on the job. Jay-Z blared from the stereo as I steered my old Honda Accord past the White Castle burger joint, toward Newark Beth Israel ...

I put the the words Anabel Mariko left behind into a haiku. She died at 41 years-old after a life of illnesses, hospitalizations, surgeries, transplants, recoveries, challenges, accomplishments, and ...

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HEART FOCUSED: The Center for Conscious Living and Dying will open in Swannanoa in January thanks to real estate developer David Case, left, and palliative care and hospice physician Aditi Sethi, ...

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