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March 30, 2007: Thailand AIDS Refuge

March 30, 2007: Thailand AIDS Refuge

Thailand's Prabhat Namphu Buddhist monastery is an unlikely combination of two things: AIDS hospice and tourist attraction. Amid a display of cadavers, visitors -- including many school kids -- observe what HIV does to the human body.

Posted: Mar 30th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 2,630   
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August 18, 2006: Reverend Gardner C. Taylor

August 18, 2006: Reverend Gardner C. Taylor

This coming week the nation once again honors the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. One of King's friends and preaching mentors was another prominent minister, the Reverend Gardner Taylor. For decades, Taylor has been included on virtually every list of the greatest preachers in America, and at 88 years old, he's still mentoring new generations of pastors. Last summer, Kim Lawton visited Taylor and filed this report.

Posted: Aug 18th, 2006  Comments: 1   Views: 2,359   
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April 7, 2006: Dr. Rachel Remen

April 7, 2006: Dr. Rachel Remen

Have you ever had the feeling that your doctor doesn't have enough time for you, or, if you're a doctor, that you are under so much pressure it's hard to be compassionate with your patients? There is a physician in Northern California who thinks medicine is losing its soul, and she's trying to rescue it.

Posted: Apr 7th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 672   
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COVER . Spiritual Care for Cancer Patients

COVER . Spiritual Care for Cancer Patients

In the nation's capital, the Washington Hospital Center offers clergy special training sessions for a special kind of sick person: the patient with cancer.

Posted: Apr 2nd, 2004  Comments: 0   Views: 1,794   
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