Providing hopeful accompaniment for the human journey

Dying well means different things to us all. Death is an individual experience, but a community of accompaniment on the journey can help us to prepare by bringing consolation and spiritual peace.

An Important New Guide to Deathbed Etiquette

How prepared do you feel to be by the bedside of someone you love who is dying? It is a tough question. Sometimes too awful to even think about. Even professionals who deal with death every day can struggle when death comes to their own door. That’s why the Art of Dying Well - St Mary’s University is launching a new Guide to Deathbed Etiquette - written to help families and friends support a dying loved one.

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Podcasts

Why not listen to our ‘Art of Dying Well’ podcasts? Each programme aims to make death and dying something we can talk about openly without discomfort or fear. We speak to interesting guests, engage in a little ‘Death Chatter’ before getting the 'View From The Chaplain’s Chair’.

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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news about the Art of Dying Well. Our posts tackle the issues that matter - whether it's coping with sudden loss after a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire or how the the dialogue around death and dying is being redesigned.

Latest podcast

Podcast: Deathbed Etiquette Guide

In this podcast, we are looking at the launch of a new guide to ‘Deathbed Etiquette’, designed to help friends and relatives prepare to be at the deathbed of a dying loved one.