12/04/2026
What does it truly mean to face death?
In this deeply moving episode, hospital chaplain Dr. Roberto Miguel shares what he has witnessed at the bedside of those nearing life’s final moments… and how spiritual crises can become gateways to peace, meaning, and even transformation.
But this is not just a professional perspective.
Roberto opens his heart about the loss of his first newborn son, and the profound pain that once led him into darkness—until a powerful, cathartic moment of prayer changed the course of his life.
Roberto Pereira Miguel is a Chaplain at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, USA.
* Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC/USA)
* Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Master’s in Religious Studies from PUC-SP, and PhD in Sciences from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)
* Degree in Dentistry from the University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo
* Creator of the podcast “Sister Death: Stories of a Hospital Chaplain”
REFLECTION ABOUT CHAPLAINCY (by AI):
There is a quiet presence that has walked beside humanity through its most fragile moments…
On battlefields, in hospital corridors, in the silence between a last breath and what comes after.
For centuries, they were known as chaplains—
figures who stood at the intersection of faith, fear, and the unknown.
Their story begins in times of war,
where, amid chaos and uncertainty, they offered not answers… but presence.
A steady voice. A listening ear. A reminder that even in the darkest hour, one is not alone.
Over time, that presence left the battlefield
and entered the intimate spaces of human vulnerability—
hospital rooms, hospice beds, moments of grief, doubt, revolt, and deep questioning.
And something beautiful happened.
The chaplain was no longer just a representative of a religion,
but a guardian of meaning…
a witness to suffering…
a companion in the search for peace.
Today, chaplaincy transcends doctrine.
It becomes a space where all beliefs—and even the absence of belief—are held with dignity.
