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An Orthodox vision of aging.
Senior issues.
Ministry of seniors.
Parish and family ministry to the elderly.
Community services for the elderly.
Volume IV - 2021
Marina ApraxineTwenty-nine years ago, my father passed away from a relatively short battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). On the day of his funeral, my mother first voiced a complaint about a persistent backache,…
Volume IV - 2015
A paper delivered by Peter Kavanaugh at the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion conference on November 8, 2014 at Holy Cross Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts.
I will never forget…
Volume IV - 2014
One of the most beautiful theological symbols of our Faith is the image depicted on the discos at the conclusion of pre-liturgy. “Here we have the icon of the Church,” I remember learning. In the carefully…
Volume III - 2006
Eugenia Skuby and I, both members of Holy Cross Church, Medford, New Jersey, and caregivers of aging mothers, recognized that there were a growing number of parishioners who were talking with us about their struggles…
Volume III - 2006
Like the rich, young ruler that Christ speaks to in Luke 18:18, Mark (not his real name), a retiree, wondered what more he should do to inherit eternal life. He wanted to be able to use his skills as an engineer, as…
Volume III - 2003
“Do not cast me off in time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.” (Pslam 71:9)
Probably all of as have known or at least read about people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of…
Volume III - 2003
We are blessed in our Orthodox communities by the friendships we develop and nurture when we greet each other at Divine Liturgy and spend time together at parish events. Those who are absent from parish life because…
Volume III - 2000
The 21st century dawns with two major realities colliding together in the health care environment. Medical technology is advancing at a rate far ahead of our ability to learn how to be good stewards of it. Sometimes…
Volume II - 1993
The Orthodox elderly, like all senior citizens, and the people who care for them when they become ill or infirm, find they need guidance in knowing what medical and health care services they may be eligible to…
Volume II - 1993
OVERVIEWThe Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Nursing Home is expected to open in early summer 1994. It will be a 113-bed, level 2, facility. In addition to the usual nursing home amenities, Holy Trinity will have an…