Pastoral care as contemplative journey -- The role of the caregiver -- The gift of listening -- Focus on feelings -- Compatibility checking -- Understanding loss, grief, and death -- Ministry with the wisdom people -- Care during crisis -- Substance abuse / by Anonymous -- Specialized ministries -- The first caring visit -- Meditation on suffering -- The grace to say goodbye -- Appendix: The method of centering prayer / Thomas Keating.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158).