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Aging prompts need to exercise mind, body and spirit By Sarah Hinds Catholic News Service
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s people age, they should not only make efforts to be physically and mentally sharp, but they should also consider ways to take stock of their spiritual health. There has been plenty written about the need to keep the brain and body active, and these theories are continually backed up by new studies. For example, a study published in 2013 and conducted by the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas examined the memory and mental capacity of 200 older adults over a period of time. The study showed their mental abilities improved the most when they were assigned a variety of activities or asked to learn a new skill. Those who simply spent time conversing with friends or playing simple board games did not show significant improvement. So, despite age, one’s mind can stay young and sharp with efforts to keep it active and challenged. A new hobby or skill — like photography, “Buses, bingo quilting or learning a new card game — is a and brownies great way to keep the mind up to speed as do not pass” as time progresses. ministries for Regular exercise also can keep the brain retirees. running smoothly with age. Richard Johnson, Catholic A study conducted psychological clinician and in 2011 at the counselor University of Illinois determined that 45 minutes of exercise at least three days a week can actually “increase the volume of the brain” and helped people better perform skills such as planning, scheduling, multitasking and memory. But Christians know that mental and physical abilities are not the only things that matter.
Christian introspect For many people, spirituality is key to a vital old age. In fact, aging is often referred to as a spiritual
journey. A study by the National Council on Aging in 2000 found that 67 percent of seniors felt that having a rich spiritual life contributed meaning to life. The majority of baby boomers in the study also said that, when “thinking about their later years,” having a rich spiritual life will be very important. Because older adults have more time on their hands to reflect on life’s meaning and to focus on the end of life, spirituality is often a natural focus. But that doesn’t mean it is always given close attention. Richard Johnson, a Catholic psychological clinician and counselor who has been writing and teaching about retirement for more than 30 years, firmly believes that the second half of life is “about spiritual development.” He described it as a time when people become more introspective. Catholics, in particular, he said, should be asking: “How is Christ operating in my life right now? How does my daily routine reflect that?” Johnson, who lives in St. Louis, said those who fail to take care of their spiritual health experience
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CNS “lifelessness, mental confusion and irritability.” He also said parishes need to do a lot more to address the spiritual needs of seniors in the same way they reach out to parish youth and ethnic groups. “Buses, bingo and brownies do not pass” as ministries for retirees, he said, referring to many of the programs in place at parishes, which he added would not appeal to today’s baby boomers. The late Sister Angelita Fenker, a member of the Sisters for Christian Community who wrote several books on aging before her death in 2013, emphasized that in today’s culture, “where youth is worshiped and getting older is considered a disease,” Catholics should see that aging serves a “distinct purpose” in a life of faith. Sister Angelita noted that spiritual health is just as crucial as physical and mental health and suggested that Catholics view aging as a gift to be cherished rather than an inevitable burden. “As long as we choose to love — God, self, others and creation,” Sister Angelita wrote, “we’ll never grow stale and stagnant.”
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Indians shed tears, share stories as Kolkata honors Mother Teresa By Saadia Azim Catholic News Service With folded hands, Margeret Rose stood praying near Blessed Teresa’s statue near the entrance of the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity. Local residents had joined the sisters and Kolkata Archbishop Thomas D’Souza March 18 for a special Mass marking the announcement that Blessed Teresa’s canonization had been approved at the Vatican and scheduled for Sept. 4 in Rome. After Mass, men and women took turns visiting the order’s exhibition room and learned of options to volunteer at the homes run by the Missionaries of Charities worldwide. But Rose, 74, remained indifferent to the flurry of activity. She was deep in prayer to Mother Teresa, with large tears flowing down her cheeks. After half an hour of prayer, she was finished. “Mother was a saint always, and I have been praying to her even when she was alive,” said Rose, who daily walks along congested streets to reach the home with the wide gates. The Missionaries of Charity headquarters was Mother Teresa’s residence until her death in September 1997. “I owe my life to her. Her touch was magical, and I live till today only because of that saintly magic.” “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace,” recited those who attended the Mass. A sense of elation gripped the air as people talked about their association with the 60-year-old building and with Mother Teresa. Outside, a drug addict in an inebriated state lay on the road and shouted, seeking forgiveness in her name. A young sister in her white and blue-bordered sari went out to help the man. She tried
to bless him and guide him into the home. “He is a homeless [man] on drugs,” she said later. “We are trying to help him out. He has started coming here regularly for his medicines.” Sunita Kumar, a renowned artist, has been associated with the Missionaries of Charities for the last 36 years. A practicing Sikh married to a practicing Hindu, she had been vociferously and voluntarily serving as the official spokeswoman for the Missionaries of Charity for the last 30 years. She has drawn numerous sketches of Mother Teresa recognizable by her trademark petite frame in her white and blue-bordered sari. Displaying one of her best artworks on Mother Teresa, she said: “Most of them were signed by Mother, but Mother had just one question for me, ‘Where are my eyes and my lips, not marked in the sketches?’ And I had explained to her then that ‘I saw the saint in you. You do not need physical features to get identified.’ “In fact her presence was so colossal that I never felt the need to draw features to explain her presence. She was always recognizable,” she added. Kumar, now a grandmother, said she personally experienced a miracle from Mother Teresa. “Just two hours before Mother’s death, I had asked her to pray for my young child suffering from Hepatitis B then. But after Mother was gone, we checked him out of curiosity, and it was gone from his body. My child recovered, and I cannot forget this miracle ever,” she said. Before the Mass, young novices carried their prayer books and bowed before the statues of Mother Teresa in the corner of the chapel on the first floor of the headquarters. People entering the chapel blessed themselves with holy water. The chapel is near Mother Teresa’s tomb, where petals
Sunita Kumar poses for a photo with her painting of Blessed Teresa March 18 at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India. Kumar said she once told Mother Teresa she did not paint the nun’s physical features because she recognized her as a saint. CNS/Saadia Azim of flowers write “Jesus thirsts for you” on the marble. After Mass, the sisters touched the tomb, bowed, prayed quietly and left. Amid recent incidents in which Hindu nationalists accused Christian missionaries of conversion, Kumar said Mother Teresa “practiced a philosophy of humanity where she never asked her followers to convert to her faith. I prayed with her in the same chapel where she always asked me to pray the way I knew. “She has always been the saint as I know her,” Kumar added.
We Mend Bodies and Spirits Throughout the Benedictine Health System, our residents, patients and their families are welcomed and treated with love and respect. As one of the largest Catholic senior care organizations in the United States, with nine communities within the Twin Cities, we believe our Benedictine Core Values of Hospitality, Stewardship, Respect and Justice are not just posters on the wall; those values guide the work we do every day. We provide high quality senior living services, including independent and assisted living, long-term care, short-term care, memory care, in and outpatient therapy as well as adult day services.
For more information or to schedule a tour: Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck 1101 Black Oak Drive | New Brighton 651-633-1686 | bhcinnsbruck.org
Cerenity Senior Care – White Bear Lake 4615 2nd Avenue | White Bear Lake 651-232-1818 | CerenitySeniorCare.org
Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis 618 E. 17th Street | Minneapolis 612-879-2800 | bhcminneapolis.org
Interlude Restorative Suites 520 Osborne Road NE | Fridley 763-230-3131 | Interluderestorativesuites.org
Benedictine Senior Living at Steeple Pointe 625 Central Avenue | Osseo 763-425-4440 | steeplepointe.org
Regina Senior Living 1175 Ninninger Road | Hastings 651-480-4333 | regina-seniorliving.org
Cerenity Senior Care - Humboldt 512 Humboldt | St. Paul 651-220-1700 | CerenitySeniorCare.org
St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehabilitation Center 1850 Sarazin Street | Shakopee 952-233-4400 | stgertrudesshakopee.org
Cerenity Senior Care – Marian of Saint Paul 200 Earl Street | St. Paul – Mass six days a week 651-793-2100 | CerenitySeniorCare.org
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Seniors plug into new forms of technology By Julia Willis Catholic News Service Although stereotypically labeled as late subscribers to new forms of technology, many older adults have become interested in adapting to an increasingly digital world. According to a 2014 Pew Research Center report, six in 10 seniors now go online, and 47 percent say they have a high-speed broadband connection at home. In addition, 77 percent of older adults currently have a cell phone. While many seniors are making technological strides, the study also demonstrates that Internet and cell phone use greatly depend on a person’s financial status, educational attainment and age. Some 68 percent of Americans in their early 70s go online regularly, but Internet use falls to 47 percent among 75–79-year-olds. In addition, affluent and well-educated seniors are more likely to use technological tools. Ninety percent of seniors with an annual household income of $75,000 or more go online regularly, and 87 percent of seniors with a college degree surf the Web. In contrast, only 39 percent of seniors earning less than $30,000 annually go online, and 40 percent of seniors who have not attended college use the Internet. Although older adults face a number of hurdles as they try to adapt to new technologies, Catholic seniors seem particularly interested in keeping up with the tweets of Pope Francis and maintaining contact with distant relatives through texting. Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona maintains independent living senior housing sites that have become home to a tech-savvy group of older adults. According to site staff, most seniors are now using cell phones, and an estimated 40 percent of residents currently use email, Internet and texting.
CNS While some seniors allow technical tools to become an integral part of their daily lives, many choose to avoid the Internet and cell phones because they are fearful they will not be able to use them on their own. These types of fears fueled Catholic Charities of Hawaii to develop a beginner’s iPad class to help
seniors learn how to use the product. Dianne Lim, program coordinator at Catholic Charities’ Lanakila Senior Center in Honolulu, said the class came about because “some of the more ‘tech savvy’ seniors at the senior center expressed an interest in learning more about what an iPad has to offer, and a couple had received one as a gift from their children but did not know how to operate it.” She said she asked the seniors who already owned an iPad what they were using it for and found out they were mostly using it for games. “I wanted to show them just how powerful a tool they had at their fingertips,” she said. Although the class is mainly focused on the iPad, Lim explained that the instructor accepts questions about all forms of technology during monthly meetings and has also helped seniors learn more about smartphones and computers. “It’s fun to watch their eyes light up when they learn something cool and new they didn’t know they could do before on their devices,” Lim said. “The class truly promotes the dignity of our seniors by expanding the range of what they can do with the technology that is in front of them. The seniors like the fact that they receive easy, step-by-step lessons and leave the class feeling like they have learned a lot.” One participant in the class told Lim that she is grateful for the instruction she has received throughout the program. In an email she said: “Seniors have difficultly transitioning from what they have learned to the skills necessary to navigate through a fast-changing technological world. Our granddaughters use texting as a means of communicating with us, and the information I have received throughout this class has broadened my knowledge of technology as a whole.”
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MJ Properties of St. Paul, LLLP Walk to Mass daily when you live at 1440 Randolph Ave. in St. Paul’s Highland Park. Our newly remodeled and value-priced apartments are perfect for today’s independent seniors, age 55 and older. Adjacent to Holy Spirit Church, 1440 Randolph provides a quiet, simple, yet elegant atmosphere for independent seniors who wish to “stay in the neighborhood” or live close to a Catholic church and have ready access to the sacraments. Nearby are parks, restaurants, fuel, car repair, pharmacy, groceries, coffee houses, medical/dental offices, beauty/barber shops and more. At 1440 Randolph, you can enjoy a modernized elevator, underground heated parking and outside garages, state-of-the-art monitored smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, new appliances, friendly on-site management, mini health clinic, fitness center and resident lounge with Wi-Fi access and cable TV. The community is a great value for anyone on a budget! For more information or to schedule a showing, please call MJ Properties of St. Paul at 651-690-4961.
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The Benedictine Health System is one of the largest Catholic senior care organizations in the country, operating more than 40 communities in six states, including nine in the Twin Cities. BHS is a mission-based, nonprofit health system headquartered in Minnesota, sponsored by the Benedictine sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth. BHS provides complete long-term care services for aging adults, including independent housing, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. For more information, visit www.bhshealth.org.
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Walk to Daily Mass When You Live at 1440 Randolph Ave! Reasonably priced, spacious 1 & 2 BR Apartments* for Independent Seniors 55 and Better. Come see our stylish and modern kitchens! On a bus line, within blocks of supermarket, Walgreens Pharmacy, local coffee shops, Cretin Baseball games and just a little further Highland National Golf Course and the Grand Avenue Shops! • ELEVATOR • Underground heated/outside garages* • On-site Management • State-of-the-art Monitored Fire & CO System
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Located adjacent to Holy Spirit Catholic Church and School, in the lovely Highland Park area, this building provides a quiet, simple, yet elegant living atmosphere for independent seniors of 55 and Better who wish to "Stay in the Neighborhood" or live in close proximity to a Catholic Church and the Sacraments. Guests are greeted by classical music just inside the entry of the building's upscale, smartly appointed and warmly finished Lobby. Summer months on our quaint patio offer the calming sounds of a graceful fountain beside an inviting cafe table and umbrella in addition to a bench upon which to rest and enjoy the sunset at the close of each day.
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Sholom Sholom is a nonprofit organization providing a continuum of residential, social and health care services, primarily for older adults. Sholom’s two campuses — Shaller Family Sholom East Campus in St. Paul and Ackerberg Family Sholom West Campus in St. Louis Park — offer housing and a whole host of services for seniors, including senior apartment homes, assisted living, enhanced assisted living, memory care, HUD-supported senior apartments, short-term rehab, skilled nursing care and hospice care. The campuses offer a vitality and aquatics center with warm water therapy pool, in-house and community-based home health care services and adult day services. For more information about the Shaller Sholom East Campus, call 651-3282000; for the Ackerberg Sholom West Campus, call 952-935-6311.
St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery St. Vincent de Paul Church in Brooklyn Park is proud to have a beautiful cemetery that dates back to 1856. In 2014, there was an expansion that included garden and courtyard sections with 300 new traditional grave sites, 70 cremation grave sites and a beautifully designed columbarium containing 300 niches for cremation. The expansion includes new opportunities to remember and commemorate loved ones, with monuments and walkways, as well as a location for outdoor Mass and other liturgical services. For more information, call 763-425-2210 or visit www.saintvdp.org.
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Epiphany Senior Housing in Coon Rapids is just minutes north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro. We are a faith-based organization with the privilege of an indoor link to Epiphany Church. We offer independent living, assisted living and memory care to seniors. Epiphany Senior Housing offers a wide range of services in a homelike setting where privacy is respected. Assisted living and memory care services are planned with each resident to reflect personal needs and choices. We would love the opportunity to give you a tour and learn about you and your housing needs. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 763-755-0320 or visit www.epiphanyseniorhousing.org.
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Crest View Senior Communities is a faith-based not-for-profit organization that has been providing services to older adults since 1952. Crest View Senior Community in Columbia Heights offers a continuum of care and services, including senior housing, assisted living, home care, memory care, rehab care and skilled nursing care. Crest View is developing a new campus of service for older adults in Blaine that will open in fall 2016. For more information, visit www.crestviewcares.org, or call 763-782-1601 for Columbia Heights or 763-755-0712 for Blaine.
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Our expansion includes contemplative gardens and courtyard areas with traditional graves, cremation graves and a beautifully designed columbarium with more than 300 niches for cremation.
A highly-trained team of health care professionals ensures that Gianna Homes residents receive the best care available. The registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and physical therapists, along with massage therapists, musicians and staff members, provide nurturing stimulation, prayer, laughter and friendship around the clock. Gianna Homes embraces a whole-life approach to care for seniors with memory loss. Come and see for yourself the spirit that permeates our homes. For more information about our Minnetonka and Plymouth locations, contact Anne Marie Hansen, our president and founder, at 952-988-0953 or anne@giannahomes.org.
St. Benedict’s Senior Community Find out more at: www.saintvdp.org/cemetery or (763) 425-2210
St. Benedict’s Senior Community’s mission is: “Our actions are guided by the belief that ‘All Shall be Treated as Christ.’” With foundational values and beliefs rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, St. Benedict’s Senior Community welcomes people of all faiths. Our campus features retirement, assisted living and memory care apartments. Amenities include a chapel, theater, general store, fitness center, club room and enclosed outdoor courtyard. We take pride in building lasting relationships with our tenants. We take the time to get to know you and your lifestyle needs. We believe exceptional service still counts! For more information or to schedule a tour, call 763-295-4051.
The Glenn Hopkins and Minnetonka With the founding principles of a belief in the dignity and value of each individual and the understanding that every senior desires to live in a welcoming, vibrant and supportive community, The Glenn Hopkins and The Glenn Minnetonka offer a senior community that is not just a place to stay, but a place to live. Offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, care suites and adult day services, you’re sure to find your ideal retirement lifestyle. Our senior communities provide a spiritual environment in which people of all faiths are welcome. Mass, interfaith services, rosary, Bible study and beautifully designed chapels for quiet reflection and prayer are a few of the amenities supporting your spiritual journey. Our Community Life Programs embrace the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and community stewardship roles in seniors’ lives through scheduled bus outings and numerous recreational opportunities. For more information or to schedule your personal tour, please contact: The Glenn Hopkins – 952-933-3333, www.theglennhopkins.com The Glenn Minnetonka – 952-352-1000, www.theglennminnetonka.com
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St. Therese is a nonprofit Catholic organization that has focused on the wellbeing of individuals since it opened in 1968. We provide secure, stress-free living and the very best in senior care and housing with a commitment to each individual. St. Therese offers a full continuum of programs and services that are available in your own home or in one of our community settings. St. Therese serves individuals throughout the metro area with locations in New Hope, Brooklyn Park, Robbinsdale, Shoreview and Woodbury. For more information, visit www.sttheresemn.org.
Blaine Pre-Arrangement Center 763-231-0506 10450 Baltimore Street NE Bloomington 952-884-8145 2300 W. Old Shakopee Road Columbia Heights 763-789-4436 4101 Central Ave NE Coon Rapids 763-767-1000 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd Eden Prairie 952-975-0400 7625 Mitchell Road Edina 952-920-3996 5000 W. 50th & Hwy 100 Hopkins 952-938-9020 1400 Mainstreet New Brighton 651-636-9821 706 4th Ave. NW Nokomis Park 612-721-1651 1838 E. Minnehaha Pkwy
Northeast Minneapolis 612-781-6828 2901 Johnson Street NE North Minneapolis 612-529-9691 1600 Lowry Ave N. Robbinsdale 763-537-2333 4239 W. Broadway Uptown 612-377-2203 2301 Dupont Ave S. Crystal Lake Cemetery 612-521-3677 3816 Penn Ave N., Minneapolis Dawn Valley Memorial Park 952-941-7686 9940 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Glen Haven Memorial Gardens 763-533-8643 5125 W. Broadway, Crystal Hillside Cemetery 612-781-1999 2610 19th Ave NE, Minneapolis
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