Death is not an end; merely a transition in the human experience.
Publications
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Peaceful Journey
Peaceful Journey: A Hospice Chaplain's Guide to End-of-Life examines the spiritual issues facing terminally ill patients and their families. Each chapter introduces the reader to a person with a spiritual issue that needs immediate attention.
The book opens with 85 year old African-American woman who wonders if God hears her prayers. Other chapters explore loneliness and isolation, the dignity and value of every human being, honesty and openness, patience and persistence, why pain and suffering exist, the actual death of a person and the soul's journey, and the importance of dreams, visions, and other end-of-life phenomena.
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Spiritual Care Companion
Spiritual Care Companion: Guidance as End of Life Approaches
Matthew P. Binkewicz, the author of Peaceful Journey: A Hospice Chaplain's Guide to End of Life, has just published a 28 page booklet entitled, Spiritual Care Companion: Guidance as End of Life Approaches.
The booklet serves as a general spiritual care guide for patients and their families dealing with a terminal illness. Within these pages, patients and families can find some relief to the emotional and spiritual concerns they may encounter as they travel the final days with a dying loved one.
Brief scriptural quotations from the three major faiths in the United States - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - provide guidance and comfort for those seeking answers to spiritual concerns. The booklet also includes a selection of prayers from a wide cross section of faiths.
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Prayers and Consolation for the Bereaved
This booklet offers prayers and thoughtful insight into the spiritual and emotional concerns that accompany the death of a loved one or friend.
With nearly 25 years of experience in End-of-Life Care as a Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor, Rev. Matthew P. Binkewicz provides pastoral guidance and compassion to those who have experienced the death of a loved one or friend.
Clergy and Funeral Directors have responded very positively to this new publication as it addresses the unique challenges of the bereaved as they face their grief and loss and seek ways to navigate through their journey of grief.
Sold in quantities of 10 booklets for $30.00. Price includes shipping and handling.