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Catholic Conversations #189: Harp at the Bedside: A Hospice Nurse’s Song of Comfort

Catholic Spirit Radio

On Catholic Conversations, host Stan Ketick speaks with Patty Kaczor, a retired hospice nurse and Secular Franciscan who taught herself to play a ten‑string harp and now volunteers to play for hospice patients. They discuss how music, prayer, and compassionate presence bring comfort during the end of life. The episode covers the hospice experience versus palliative care, practical advice for families and volunteers, stories of bedside ministry, and the spiritual lessons learned from caring for the dying.