Called at godly and ungodly hours: Christ among the drips and trolleys

Chaplaincy to the sick stands at the meeting point of human fragility and divine closeness says Fr Barry White   Hospital wards, nursing homes, and cemeteries mark the limits of human life. They remind us, often uncomfortably, that people suffer, age, and die. These are the everyday landscapes of healthcare and end-of-life chaplaincy. It is…