Meet Angela Parisian, Indigenous care liaison, Grey Nuns Community Hospital
Angela Parisian supports Indigenous patients at the Grey Nuns hospital through cultural and spiritual care.
September 26, 2024
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Special menus honour Indigenous History Month at Covenant Health
In honour of Indigenous History Month, many Covenant sites served menu items inspired by traditional Indigenous foods to residents and patients.
June 30, 2022
A reflection of Indigenous History month
James Lavoy, chaplain at St. Joseph’s General Hospital and Mary Immaculate Care Centre, shares a reflection for Indigenous History month.
June 22, 2022
Remembering Sister Jeannette Gauttier
Misericordia Sister Jeannette Gauttier inspired many with her care for unwed mothers.
November 26, 2021
Sticks and stones for spiritual health
At the Grey Nuns Community Hospital chaplains use unconventional tools to support patients’ spiritual health while in hospital.
August 31, 2021
Chaplain has found dream job
Rabbi Rick Kline says he’s found his dream job working as the chaplain at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital.
August 31, 2021
The importance of caring for your spirit
Our spiritual health is as important as our physical and mental health to our wellbeing.
August 9, 2021
Remembering a legacy of work by two Sisters
Sister Marguerite Letourneau and Sister Mary Ellen O’Neill are remembered for helping others during their decades of service.
October 6, 2020
Helping Brad go home
Brad Nottingham, a palliative care patient at the Grey Nuns hospital, received supports to ensure he had a safe and comfortable return to his home.
July 2, 2020
Spiritual care in a pandemic
Healthcare chaplains connect with and support patients, residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 14, 2020
Online Easter service
People seeking spiritual comfortable can turn to an online Holy Week Reflection service created by Covenant Health spiritual care team members.
April 9, 2020
Stressed? Meditation may help
When we are stressed we need to use tools, such as meditation, to help us find a calmer state so that we can better face life’s challenges.
April 2, 2020
Using mindfulness to deal with difficult emotions
Practicing mindfulness can help us when we are dealing with difficult emotions.
March 2, 2020
Spiritual care through expressive arts
Chaplain Deborah Kirkpatrick includes expressive arts in her spiritual care support for patients.
January 16, 2020
Blessing of the hands
As part of Spiritual Care Week, Covenant Care’s Holy Cross Manor and St. Marguerite Manor in Calgary offered a blessing of the hands to staff.
November 23, 2019
Lifting seniors' spirits through music
A chaplain uses music to connect and have conversations that lift the spirits at Saint-Thomas Centre, a Covenant Care supportive living facility.
July 2, 2019
Hospice staff recharge in reflection room
A reflection room at Dulcina Hospice gives staff and families space to pause, meditate and pray - a sanctuary amidst the toll and intensity of hospice care.
May 9, 2019
Sister Josephine: A lifetime of service
Sister Josephine has served as a chaplain, a teacher and much more during her decades of service with the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha.
March 28, 2019
Tree of Hope service provides support to those grieving
Tree of Hope service provides comfort and support during a time of grief and loss.
December 13, 2018
Program supports families who miscarry
A simple blue butterfly on a doorway signals a devastating loss for the people inside.
October 22, 2018
