Using a Framework of Hope during the Covid-19 Crisis
Hope During Covid-19; a post from JKP Religion author, Laura Shay During this Covid-19 pandemic, how do we help ourselves and the patients and the…
Category: Spirituality
How rituals can help us make sense of the world around us
Author and celebrant Jeltje Gordon-Lennox answers our questions about the need for ceremony and ritual, and how people’s attitudes to some ceremonies, notably funerals and…
Caught in the Storm of Illness
Written by JKP author Kelly Arora I survived two powerful tornadoes in my lifetime. In elementary school, a violent tornado devastated my hometown in Kansas.…
Two easy ways to introduce contemplative practice to children
We are currently in a time when there is a great emphasis on children’s well-being and mental health. Current statistics are that 1 in 10…
‘The seeds of a new era’ – Justine Huxley reflects on the spiritual potential of millennials
What enables deep change? When humanity takes a leap forward, or an evolutionary step, where does the impulse and energy for that change come from? …
Author talks about her journey as chaplain intern and what inevitably lead to her writing her book
Laura, who worked as a hospital chaplain, talks about how she felt helpless to aid patients who had given up hope for themselves. In this…
Say a proper goodbye: a guide by Ilse Sand
Formerly a pastor for the little parish of Djursland in Denmark, Isle Sand is now a psychotherapist and, more particularly, an author. Having written and…
How can we prepare for a ‘good death’?
Carlo Leget is Professor in Care Ethics and Endowed Professor of Spiritual and Ethical Questions in Palliative Care at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht,…
How can we attune to the spiritual and religious needs of young people in hospice contexts?
Reverend Kathryn Darby is the Chaplain at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and co-author with Paul Nash and Sally Nash of Spiritual Care with Sick Children and Young…
Rethinking hospice chaplaincy: A spiritually motivated response to raw human need
Reverend Dr Steve Nolan is the chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher and the author of ‘Spiritual Care at the End of Life. Here,…