Posts Tagged ‘elderly’
The Gift We’d Rather Not Receive
What the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can teach every marriage about frailty. Most of us are far more comfortable giving help than receiving it. We pride ourselves on being the capable ones – the spouse who remembers, the parent who provides, the friend everyone calls in a crisis. Competence feels like love.…
Read MoreGod is close to the lonely
Towards the end of July we celebrate World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. This year (2024) the theme is loneliness and references Ps 71:9 “Do not cast me off in my old age”. Loneliness is defined as ‘a subjective, unwelcome feeling of lack (or loss) of companionship’. It’s different to ‘aloneness’ which describes ‘the…
Read MoreHow Senior Couples Make Marriage Better
In a culture that glorifies youth and sanctions the euthanising of the sick and elderly, it’s easy to lose sight of the gift of seniors. Here are three ways that senior couples make marriage better for all of us. Earlier this year, Pope Francis released a series of homilies on the elderly. Each one explores…
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