Special Sections - Senior Living

Meeting the needs Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ, spoke at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Section 8 Senior Adult St. William Apartments II Community in Dardenne Prairie Sept. 16. The second phase will have 38 one-bedroom apartments for low-income people age 62 and older. Phase one of St. William Apartments is expected to open in November. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson conducted the blessing. Guests included Father Robert Reiker, paster of Immaculate Conception Parish. 09/30/2009 Cardinal Ritter Senior Services is serving a range of senior adults with programs that help them improve their quality of their lives. Services vary from providing seniors volunteer opportunities to helping those who are frail maintain as much independence as possible to offering a dignified, compassionate place to live for those in the last stages of life. The largest agency in the Catholic Charities federation in the archdioces... Read more »	Pope: Treasure human life, even when it is suffering 09/25/2009 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human life is a gift to be treasured with patience and love even when it appears to be marked with senseless suffering, Pope Benedict XVI said earlier this year. “Human life is not a disposable good, but a precious treasure to be guarded and cared for with every possible attention from the moment of its beginning to its final and natural completion,” the pope said as he marked World Day of the Sick... Read more »
Filmmaker's conversion a boon to groups helping the poor 09/25/2009 MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) — Gerard Thomas Straub recounted his “riches to rags” journey from atheistic, financially successful Hollywood television producer to secular Franciscan filmmaker documenting world poverty. During a Lenten meditation for 200 people at Maryknoll headquarters, he described how his unexpected conversion during a 1995 visit to Collegio Sant’Isidoro, a Franciscan friary in Rome, led him to devote... Read more »	Cardinal Ritter Senior Services provides integrated health, social... Work continues on St. William Apartments in Dardenne Prairie, which will offer housing for low-income seniors in St. Charles County. One of the resources available at each of Cardinal Ritter's independent housing locations is a service coordinator who assists residents in obtaining information and refers them to services 09/25/2009 Cardinal Ritter Senior Services has grown to be the largest agency of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and has been recognized locally and nationally for its work on behalf of senior adults. Programs are offered in a variety of areas. Adult Day Programs Adult day programs assist families caring for senior adults in both the St. Louis and St. Charles area who cannot be left alone during the day but who do... Read more »
Missing ring took a journey of 52 years 09/25/2009 DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) — Walter Dray Sr. treasured his 1940 class ring from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He even wore it in place of a wedding ring, with the blessing of his wife, Peg. When the Davenport businessman and father of eight lost the ring in 1957 at the bottom of a Wisconsin lake, he was heartbroken, but Peg assured him the ring eventually would be found. She was right, but unfortunately did not... Read more »	Answering the call: Clergy inspire Missouri couple to build Guyanese... 09/25/2009 WASHINGTON (CNS) — Joe and Judy Roetheli of Kansas City, Mo., made their fortune with a treat that cleans dogs’ teeth, and now the Catholic couple are using the fruits of their labor to house and feed those in need in far-off lands. “We’ve been fortunate to have been successful and to have made the kind of money we’ve made,” said Joe Roetheli, 61, a parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church in Kansas... Read more »
Network growing to meet needs across St. Louis area 09/25/2009 The SGSM Network is growing again. Formerly known as South Grand Senior Ministry, the network initially began in 2001 as a partnership of three Catholic parishes in South St. Louis to help older adults remain safely in their homes as long as possible. Over the years, the ministry has grown to include clusters of faith communities that coordinate, cooperate and collaborate to improve the quality of life of older adults. To reflect... Read more »	St. Louis Senior Wii League championship 09/25/2009 If you think bowling is a thing of the past, think again. The Nintendo Wii has reintroduced bowling, golf, tennis and baseball to today’s older adults. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Crestview Senior Living will host the championship for the St. Louis Senior Wii League from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The St. Louis Senior Wii League bowling teams will be throwing hooks, strikes, spares, turkeys, and gutters at their competition. T... Read more »
What to do? Fund children's school tuition 09/25/2009 ALLOUEZ, Wis. (CNS) — Where some see obstacles, Richard Ogan sees opportunities to solve problems. He saw empty desks and religious schools closing mainly because parents could not afford the tuition at schools in the Diocese of Green Bay. So he created All God’s Children, a fund that pays tuition for poor children at local Catholic or other religious schools. He hopes one day to expand it regionally and then national... Read more »	Today and Tomorrow Foundation 09/25/2009 In St. Louis, the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation was founded in 1990 by a concerned group of local corporate and civic leaders. The foundation provides needs-based tuition assistance scholarships to economically disadvantaged children throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In 1999, the Foundation began funding and administering the Elizabeth Lay Midlam/Children’s Scholarship Fund program that promote... Read more »

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