Facing an illness can be confusing, disheartening, even terrifying. Chaplains are educated to be present for patients, families, and staff members as they face life’s most challenging moments.

These testaments to hope and healing, from the files of The HealthCare Chaplaincy, are inspired by that intense human interaction and care of the spirit. You’ll read accounts from patients, chaplains, student-chaplains, and hospital staff. Reading through these stories, you will see that spiritual care is a two-way journey—patients and chaplains alike are moved by these “healing moments.”

Stories of Hope and Inspiration:

	A Catholic chaplain finds motherhood a common ground on which to pray with an Orthodox Jewish Mother and grandmother after the sudden death of their seven-year-old boy. More
	A young man dying of a rare form of cancer finds a confidante in his chaplain. More
	How Awesome is this Place! A CPE student finds that the gifts borne of illness and human interaction can make a hospital room a sacred dwelling place. More
	As Michaelangelo “freed” his subjects by chipping away at their clay exterior, a patient feels freed by the care and attention of a concerned chaplain. More
	Ground Zero: Chaplains reflect on time spent ministering to a wounded city. More