Celebrating Life : Preparing for Our Final Journey

We at L’Arche believe that preparing well for your death is an act of love. With that outlook, the booklet Celebrating Life was developed by L’Arche Ottawa.  L’Arche Calgary with the support of The Calgary Foundation, revised the booklet for Albertans. 

Henri Nouwen, L’Arche member, priest, scholar and author, wrote extensively on the human act of dying.  The booklet draws on Henri’s experience with friends and family members. 

Copies may be requested by calling L’Arche Calgary 403-571-0155, or printed from this website for personal use, just click on the following link:  Celebrating Life Booklet.

"Is death such an undesirable part of our existence that we are better off acting as if it were not real? Is death such an absolute end of all our thoughts and actions that we simply cannot face it? Or is it possible to befriend our dying gradually and live open to it, trusting that we have nothing to fear? Is it possible to prepare for our death with the same attentiveness that our parents had in preparing for our birth? Can we wait for our death as a friend who wants to welcome us home?"
-Henri Nouwen

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