The Gates of Afternoon – Aging in Splendor

Does the Gospel not have the capacity to broaden our narrow perspectives and challenge us to take faith, hope and love to their ultimate consequences? Does not the “abundant life” that Jesus promised also make possible an “abundant old age”? Despite being completely predictable, the process of aging often surprises us unprepared and dangerously prone to adopt the dominant sociocultural discourse: we have reached a stage of decadence and decrepitude full of inconveniences and annoyances. There are many reflections, studies and advice on it, along with proposals of all kinds, from the playful to the ...

DOLORES ALEIXANDRE TEM

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