Foreword - Archbishop Dermot Farrell . 9Introduction - Jeremy Corley, Aoife McGrath, Neil Xavier O'Donoghue and Salvador Ryan . 13 One: Facing with Care 1. Spiritual Care at End of Life -Lessons from the Bedside - April MacNeill . 252. An Approach to the Challengeof Dying and Death - Brendan Corkery . 353. The Power of Story inAccompanying People towards the End of Life - Anne Francis .

474. Love in the Pastoral andProfessional Care of the Dying - Chris Hayden . 585. Facing Life's End:Th e Transformative Power of Palliative Care - Sinéad Donnelly . 676. Th e Art of Dying Well - Michael Shortall . 77 Two: Facing Goodbye 7. Memento Mori: Reflecting on the Music of My Own Death - Salvador Ryan .

878. Tea, Scones and Stories -the Liturgy of an Irish Wake - Bairbre Cahill . 989. What Happens when We Die?Reflections on the Order of Christian Funerals - Liam M. Tracey OSM . 10710. Children and Death - John-Paul Sheridan . 116 Three: Facing Challenging Questions 11.

Scriptural Perspectives on Our Mortality - Jeremy Corley . 12912. Perinatal Death: Complex andNuanced Life, Love and Loss - Daniel Nuzum . 14013. The Role of PrudentialJudgements in End-of-Life Decision-Making - Pádraig Corkery . 15014. Death, Dying and Dignity:A Philosophical Perspective - Gaven Kerr . 16115.

Being's Mystery: On NotBelonging to Ourselves Philip - John Paul Gonzales . 170 Four: Facing Suffering with Hope 16. Raising the Victim of the Good Samaritan Parable:A Scriptural Reflection - Luke Macnamara OSB . 17917. The Sacrament of the Sick andIts Role in a Christian's Sickness - Neil Xavier O'Donoghue . 19018. 'Go Forth, Christian Soul, from this World': A TheologicalCommentary on the Proficiscere - Andrew Meszaros . 20019.

From Death to Eternal Happiness - Thomas G. Casey SJ . 21320. Facing Life's End: The Life of the World to Come - Declan Marmion SM . 223Frequently Cited Sources . 235List of Contributors . 237Select Index . 239.