Navigating the senior housing and care industry can be challenging and overwhelming, especially if it is your first time exploring the options.
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Pope Benedict leaves valuable witness for seniors
As Ash Wednesday approached, I was thinking that this was going to be a Lent like most others. And then came the news on Feb. 11.
Lenten lesson: Living in the present moment
The irony of becoming older is that as we grow in wisdom, we hopefully become wise enough to know that we certainly don’t know everything.
Is long-term care the right choice for your loved one?
The senior living industry can be confusing. What’s the difference between long-term care and assisted living? Does my loved one need memory care?
St. Thomas to host programs for those 50-plus
The University of St. Thomas Selim Center for Learning in Later Years in St. Paul has announced its winter and spring schedule of educational programs and short courses that are tailored for those 50 and older.
Knights chorus sharing joy of music for more than 5 decades
From a Lutefisk-themed Christmas carol to Puccini’s “Ave Maria,” the Minneapolis Area Knights of Columbus Male Chorus has been sharing the joy of music with audiences for 55 years.
Caring for seniors is essential work of Church
In his encyclical letter, “Deus Caritas Est” (“God Is Love”), Pope Benedict XVI makes an important connection between the sacrificial love God has revealed in Jesus Christ and how the charitable activity of the Church manifests God’s love and is essential to the life of the Church.
Scoring points for seniors
Spirit and Sport program helps youth build skill and connect with older generation.
Age Wave
As the coming “age wave” gains momentum, Catholic Senior Services is taking on a new role in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to help area Catholic seniors and their families navigate their way through the health care tsunami.
Makin’ it real at Holy Angels
St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Mary Lamski began her recent conversation with four students at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield in this way: “Ask me any question.”
Senior news briefs
Learn how to care for seniors
Retired religious need your help
RA transfers extended to Jan. 31
Nun, 100, calls prison ministry the best thing she’s ever done
Sister Mary Mark Mahoney grew up on a farm in Minnesota, taught grade school for 35 years, and helped start a house of prayer in Stillwater. But it wasn’t until the Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet retired at the age of 84 that she discovered her greatest passion.
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