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Surviving the Holidays in Your Twilight: Alone

In our twilight years the holidays can be a blessing for some and a curse for others. If you are […]

As a hospice chaplain, I sat with older adults who experienced the death of their adult child. Older adults who

In my years in ministry, I have observed that people’s faith in whoever or whatever they call “God,” may be

I believe that life is meant to teach us wisdom. Wisdom comes through the distillation of of our experiences. The

In my last post I offered some questions about the meaning of your life as you reflect in your twilight

When we come into this world, our hands are clenched. We are grabbing onto life. When we leave this world,

Anthony DeMello, in his book, The Heart of the Enlightened, tells the story of A merchant in Baghdad sent his servant

Our soul is the deepest part of us where one encounters God and discovers their “true self.” We are not

Funerals bring out the best and worst in families. I know this from my work as a pastor and hospice

As we age, in our quiet moments, it’s easy to look back on “what was” with regret, to be dissatisfied