end of life care
A palliative care physician writes about the mystery of faith
Sunita Puri’s memoir models the kind of compassion and wisdom she brings to her patients.
We’re all going to die. Why is it so hard to talk about it?
Most of us don’t fear death so much as the process leading up to it.
The Christian virtues and the art of dying
9 values that can shape the end of life in a cruciform way
Inclined toward God at the end of life
My friend adjusted his hospital bed. Then he said his final words.
A stitched-together community
One day Bill didn't show up at the church, so we went to find him.
A call to death
One gift of being a pastor is that death stands right in front of us. We understand that our days are numbered.
Rushing toward death? Assisted dying in the Netherlands
As a review committee member, I assured foreign delegations that the Dutch model was a good one. That conclusion has become harder to support.
Talk about the end
Most Americans say they want to discuss end-of-life treatment with their doctors. Yet few seriously ill patients ever actually do.
Care at the end
In the U.S., assisted suicide has mostly been a hard sell. But there are some clear steps to take to improve end-of-life care.
Can doctors help us die well? Physician-ethicist Daniel Sulmasy
"If I walk into the room of a patient dying in faith, hope, and love, I feel I need to take my shoes off. It is that holy."
Dying wishes: Advance care planning in La Crosse, Wisconsin
In 1991, 15 percent of La Crosse residents had an advance care plan. Local health-care leaders set a goal: increase this to 50 percent.
Dying in community: The black church and hospice care
The American hospice movement is thriving. But its growth has tended to neglect African Americans.
Still dying badly: A Christian critique
The emphasis on patients' rights and autonomy has been a weak remedy for medicalized death.