Chaplains: Invited into the sacred places at the bedside of the sick and dying, and the human heart

As I've mentioned in earlier posts, I was laid off from my job of 20 years at The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday -- along with more than a third of the staff, 34 reporters, editors, columnists and photographers in all.

It may seem bittersweet that today, Sunday, my package of stories on hospital chaplains ran on A-1, top of the fold, and took up a good portion of the inside of the front section as well with a sidebar and photos.

Me? I see it as a good way to go out on top. This was some of my best work. 

Don't we all wish that when our time comes, in career or life, we go out on a high note?

I'm not done yet with writing, editing and telling human stories. I have freelanced for decades on the side -- magazine articles, ghostwritten and co-written a dozen books -- and now I will focus more time on this.

Here are links to Sunday's stories:

While doctors bring healing to body, chaplains treat the soul

https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2018/05/19/now-i-can-touch-the-peace-utah-chaplains-bring-healing-hope-comfort-and-faith-any-faith-to-patients/

The bedside of a dying child is ‘holy ground,’ a place where Utah chaplains can offer tears, prayers and solace but no easy answers

https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2018/05/19/the-bedside-of-a-dying-child-is-holy-ground-a-place-where-utah-chaplains-can-offer-tears-prayers-and-solace-but-no-easy-answers/