The Importance of Rituals and Rites of Passage
Written by: Loretta Jaunzarins, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Hamilton and Life-Cycle Celebrant I have had a relationship with rituals and [...]
Hope and Resilience During the Pandemic
Purple leaf sand cherry- Prunus x cistena Written by: Stephanie Wickens Finding ways to [...]
Life-Cycle Celebrants and Spiritual Healing
Written by Loretta Jaunzarins, Pastor & Life-Cycle Celebrant Life-Cycle Celebrants While affiliation with a religious organization has dropped dramatically over the [...]
Gifts of the Garden in Winter
Written by: Loretta Jaunzarins, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Hamilton and Life-Cycle Celebrant For Christmas 2000, I received the book Soul [...]
When to Part with a Loved One’s Possessions
Written by: Loretta Jaunzarins, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Hamilton and Life-Cycle Celebrant The recent death of a member of Grace [...]
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Seniors Programs
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Seniors Programs BLOG written by Guest, Megan Nourse of the HPO At the HPO, we consider music [...]
Death Cafe: Talking about End of Life
Blog by Pastor Loretta Jaunzarins We’ve changed. Our Canadian culture has changed a lot in the past few years. Canadians seem to [...]
What LGBTQ Elders Need to Thrive
My Lesbian and Gay friends and relatives have experienced a lot of struggles over the decades: discrimination and bullying during most of [...]
Stick-Handling through a Health Crisis – Two
In this, part 2 of Stick-Handling through a Health Crisis, I negotiate my way through the doctor’s orders, discover how best to [...]
Assertiveness: Advocacy for Self and Others
Ellen Ryan In my research career, I identified the use of baby-talk with frail older adults (Elder Speak), perhaps intended to be [...]