Healing the Dying

by Matthew Linn, Dennis Linn, Mary Jane Linn

At some time during our lives, each of us will be called to be with a person who is dying. Whether this event takes place in a hospital, hospice, or at home, whether the dying person is a friend, relative or parishioner, we are called to be present to the person and help the dying person be released for death. How can we be with those who are ready to die? Using the seven final acts and words of Jesus, the authors show what is needed for dying as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080912212X
• ISBN13: 9780809122127
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Extremely wise and moving

I bought this book after I found myself in tears just browsing through it, and I'm not even facing the death of a loved one. This is a simple little book by a Catholic nun who had a ministry of "releasing" people (mainly fellow members of her religious order) to die, like a death midwife, or a gifted spiritual director for those in their final hours. The stories she tells are enlightening, the meditations for personal reflection on one's own life are very nicely done, and she clearly had fine insight into what people need to be able to die peacefully. But it's often the glimpses we get of her bedside manner that are the most special, she is perfectly humble in the way she tells the stories but I developed a real admiration for this gentle Sister. The depth and richness of her prayer life is very evident. The basic insights of this book are applicable to anybody, but it would be especially valuable to devout Christians (and not only Catholics). It would be a great read for people facing down their own mortality, as well as loved ones and caregivers. I'm not really in any of those categories and I still found this book personally rewarding.