Our elderly are men and women, fathers and mothers, who came before us on our own road, in our own house, in our daily battle for a worthy life”. Indeed, “how I would like a Church that challenges the throw-away culture by the overflowing joy of a new embrace between young and old!”
(Amoris Laetitia n. 191)
A collection of Pope Francis’ audiences on the meaning and value of old age (2022), emphasizing its value and importance within the Church and society (downloadable as f free eBook). Download here
The Catholic Grandparents’ Association (CGA) Useful resources and community to help and support grandparents in passing on their faith in God to their grandchildren. https://www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/
CGA also host a monthly Grandparents' Faith Café via Zoom on the second Tuesday. Grandparents Association
Listening to the elderly tell their stories is good for children and young people; it makes them feel connected to the living history of their families, their neighborhoods and their country. A family that fails to respect and cherish its grandparents, who are its living memory, is already in decline, whereas a family that remembers has a future. “A society that has no room for the elderly or discards them because they create problems, has a deadly virus”; “it is torn from its roots”
(Amoris Laetitia n. 193)
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) provides practical, emotional, and social support to the elderly and other individuals in need. SVP link
Café Resource: Presented by David Wells and David Payne this is an inspiring course for the over sixties in four 30-minute sessions: The Autumn of Life; Changing your World; Thy will be done; and,
the best is yet to come! Click for resource
Growing Old Gracefully - practical resources for older people produced by the Diocese of Leeds including online sessions. Growing Old Gracefully
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are serious threats to families worldwide; in many countries, they have been legalized. The Church, while firmly opposing these practices, feels the need to assist families who take care of their elderly and infirm members
(Amoris Laetitia n. 48)
