Prayers
Prayer for a Pandemic that has affected the elderly
We put our lives O Lord in your loving hands. At the time of this pandemic to break may we who have no risk factors remember others suffering from illnesses. May we who have the luxury of time spend it in prayer for hospital workers and grocery workers who provide us with what we need. Help us to take care of our health through social distancing and washing our hands. May we who have the flexibility to care for others remember those who have no options. May we who have to cancel our trips remember those who have no safe place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all. May those of us who can quarantine at home remember those who have no home. As fear grips our country, let us choose love. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to be loving embrace of God to our neighbors. Amen
by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
Articles/Commentaries
Missing Mass: Social isolation keeps elders safe but lonely by Administrator Catholic News Service
Pope Francis thanks elderly and sick priests for their faithful witness by Vatican News
Campaign condemns Dutch bill to extend euthanasia to elderly by Independent Catholic News
Pope Francis Asks Young People: ‘Send a Hug’ to the Elderly by Courtney Mares CNA/National Catholic Register
Caring for Kenyan elderly during pandemic requires extraordinary steps by Doreen AjiamboCatholic News Service/Crux
Eradicating elder abuse by Leela Ramdeen Independent Catholic News
Eradicating elder abuse by Leela Ramdeen Independent Catholic News
A look at a home for the elderly in Kenya during pandemic by Doreen Ajiamb Global Sisters Report
Cardinal Turkson urges not to ignore the elderly in pandemic by Vatican News
Virus reveals elderly as victims of a ‘throwaway culture,’ Vatican official says by Elise Ann AllenCrux
Bishops: Elderly and Disabled Have Same Right to Treatment as Others Amid Coronavirus byCatholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Pope prays for elderly fearful of dying alone by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Older Catholics reflect on pandemic’s effect on faith life, how they cope by Ed Langlois Catholic News Service/Crux
We must have special concern for the elderly, says Cardinal in new Coronavirus message by Independent Catholic News
A Light Shines From ‘GOLD’: Order Cares for the Elderly by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register
Vatican conference highlights importance of elderly in the church by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Angelus
Bishop: New Jersey assisted suicide law will cause ‘undue pressure’ on elderly by Christopher White Crux
Holy See urges promotion of human rights of the elderly by Independent Catholic News
Archbishop Auza at UN Stresses Need to Include the Elderly. Older Persons Disproportionately Impacted by Many Burdens by Zenit Staff Zenit
Reporting Elder Abuse by Archdiocese of Atlanta
Human Dignity and Respect for the Elderly by Professor Luke Gormally CNA
Elders face unique spiritual challenges by Ed Langlois Catholic Sentinel
A Spiritual Role for the Elderly by Martha Holstein, Ph.D. CHA
A Time to Reap: Pastoral Letter on Aging by Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, D.D. Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis
by Michelle Martin Chicago Catholic
Book Reviews
The Gift of Years Growing Older Gracefully Reviewed by Father David O. Brown, O.S.M
Videos
Rights of Older Persons - The Holy See at the UN Geneva
An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America