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Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

Developing an estate plan now that includes an estate planning trust can help to reduce or avoid potential conflict between your loved ones in the future. And, utilizing an estate planning trust can help protect and transfer your assets to beneficiaries. From quickly covering funeral expenses to easily passing

18Apr

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

Juan was in his mid-thirties and sitting up in his hospital bed when I met him. His wife and mother were on either side, holding his hands and sobbing. His cardiologist paged for a chaplain, and I arrived to learn that Juan understood that he was dying and wanted to make arrangements to die at home. He was having

27Jan

Serious Illness in the Family

Whoever the patient is, whatever the condition, serious illness deeply affects the whole family. Adults struggle to keep the family functioning amid the physical stress of home care or hospital visits and the emotional stress of medical dilemmas and worry. Kids are upset both by the threat to the loved one and the

19Oct

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Even as you stew over aging’s negative aspects, you can also come to realize some of the advantages it brings. As you consider the following possibilities for keeping body, mind, and spirit fit, remember that these are not separate parts of you but the essential ingredients of a whole person. You can’t work on

21Sep

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

Even though the steps through grief can be similar, the way each family member moves through the process is unique. Such differences may produce antagonism between and among family members. While some conflict in the family at this difficult and emotional time may be inevitable, working through these difficulties

14Sep

Turning to God in Times of Grief

The Catholic funeral can be a rich source of God’s comfort Throughout the liturgy, you hear God’s caring, consoling promises to you. There is the promise of God’s comfort, heard in many of the prayers and in the readings. Finally, there is the promise of eternal life, repeated many times throughout the funeral

24Aug

When a Grandparent Dies

A grandparent’s death is a heavy loss for a child. These two generations often share a special closeness—a pure-love relationship uncomplicated by the power and independence issues that cause friction between child and parent. A grandparent can be a safe and nurturing lap, an indulgent babysitter, a rapt audience,

13Jul

Five things to Consider as You Prepare to Retire

Retirement offers a unique opportunity for us to nurture our spirits by giving us chances for creativity, contribution, fulfillment, serenity, self-discovery, and self-renewal. It is an invitation to define oneself by who you are versus what you do. Key to continuing personal development and joie de vivre is

16Jun

Relying on Others as We Age

We instinctively want to maintain independence and control over our lives. It takes a special source of strength—whether we call it grace, guts, or abundant common sense—to let go of them, even partially. If you have arrived at a point where circumstances and/or family members are suggesting that you do so, these

12Nov

Caring for Yourself When You’re Caring for Someone Ill

Taking care of yourself when a loved one needs you may seem like a selfish idea. “How could I possibly rest and enjoy myself at a time like this?” you may ask. It may be hard for you to see how taking care of yourself benefits the person you are caring for as well. But if you have ever experienced the cursory

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Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

Serious Illness in the Family

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

Turning to God in Times of Grief

When a Grandparent Dies

Five things to Consider as You Prepare to Retire

Relying on Others as We Age

Caring for Yourself When You’re Caring for Someone Ill

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