In today's episode, we speak with hospital chaplain and author Joan Paddock Maxwell who's worked with hundreds of patients with life-threatening illnesses, and was with many of them when they died.

We discuss the calling that brought her to this work, the lessons she's learned from her experiences, and the stories that led her to write her book, Soul Support: Spiritual Encounters at Life's End: Memoir of a Hospital Chaplain.

Produced by Nick Rumaczyk. Theme music: "P to the A" by Anonymous Novels.