Beautiful Hearts
Beautiful hearts I have always played music. It’s an important part of my life. Whether it’s doing a ceilidh for someone’s wedding at a boutique hotel, playing in church of …
Read full article on Beautiful HeartsHow FiOP helped my family
How FiOP helped my family Around eleven years ago my father, in his nineties, was failing and no longer able to say the daily office. As an Episcopalian priest this …
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Compassionate Communities – support with death, dying, loss and care For all of us, there will be times when the practical realities of ill health and death intrude on our …
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Written by Maureen O’Neill OBE, Director of Faith in Older People. Having just returned to work I am very conscious that I have spent valuable time with my children and …
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This is a short article written by Richard Wright who is part of Elderscorps which is based in the USA. It is interesting to see that we are all facing …
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In early June, Faith in Older People and the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care held a joint conference which had the aim of considering the impact of recent policy initiatives …
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I recently had the opportunity to lead a discussion during the Festival of Empathy on ‘compassion and empathy’ with a focus on older people in our different faith communities. I …
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