The aging process is calibrated to take us to a place where we can give up on fear because as we age we have less and less to lose – and less and less to be afraid of.
Father Ron Rolheiser: Giving up on Fear
Father Ron Rolheiser: The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency
The process of maturing, aging, and eventually dying is calibrated to teach us, whether we welcome the lesson or not, that we are not in charge, that self-sufficiency is an illusion.
Greg Erlandson: The advent of population decline
“Instead of population growth and growing birthrates, the fast-approaching new demographic challenge is societal aging.”
In Kenya, Mexico, nuns discover need to coordinate resources for aged care
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University is engaged in a global research partnership to identify the needs of Catholic sisters communities in caring for their elderly and infirm sisters in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico, and the United States.
Well-researched work shows lessons in aging from convent life
“In this fascinating, beautifully written book, Anna I. Corwin illuminates the linguistic, cultural and religious practices that help a Midwestern convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart age gracefully.”
Christina Capecchi: Life is just beginning — expansion at any age
“Our options do not narrow with the ticking clock. We may find a new passion — or a new version of an old one that doubles the joy.”
Giving myself totally to Jesus, aching knees and all
“If life was like driving a car, I would be able to see miles and miles of memories — good, bad, things to be proud of, things I’m not proud of, witnessing birth, witnessing death, and all that is between — in my rearview mirror. Not so much, anymore, through the windshield.” Curt Hanson