Of the 7.6 percent of patients in the United States who have survived a full cardiac arrest, 40 percent of them retain some memory of experiences that seem to...
Death and dying
On February 15, 2024, over a thousand people gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City to celebrate the funeral of Cecilia Gentili, a prominent...
“I’ll never forget one of the last times I saw her. I can still see her, sitting in that chair in the corner and saying, ‘why does it take so long to die?’”—Dr...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Every year at Halloween in the United States, amidst the usual vampires, witches, wizards, and superheroes...
Prophet Muhammad was no stranger to death. He buried his own six children. Three of them died in infancy and three others in young adulthood. His only...
I recently reread C. S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet, the first book in his Space Trilogy. The story follows a philologist, Ransom, who is kidnapped and...
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their...
Catholics believe in care for the sick and the dying. Few moral teachings could be less controversial. The most easily offered prayers are for those we know...
Take, Lord, receive . . . my memory. —Ignatius of Loyola As kids—up to seven of us sharing two bedrooms—we were each Mother-apportioned one cardboard carton in...
Cody J. Sanders is associate professor of congregational and community care leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. When you think about what...
