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Last Rites: A Catholic Send-Off: A look at the religion's final prayer procession for the dying
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Tag Archives: New York City
A Certain Adventure
Earthly reality: our hours with the ones we love are numbered, and to be valued.
This is the story of Larissa, as told by Jeanette Geraci. Larissa’s father, Oleksa, was a nuclear physicist, a university professor, a pilot, an expert skier and — in all manners of speaking — a lifelong seeker. Oleksa had studied engineering … Continue reading
Posted in Opening our Hearts
Tagged Buddhism, Cancer, Letting go, Loss of a Father, New York City
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Irish Hunger Memorial
A piece of Ireland in Manhattan helps visitors contemplate world hunger.
The Irish Hunger Memorial, located in the midst of Manhattan’s financial district, commemorates the Great Irish Famine that took the lives of up to a million people in Ireland — and drove so many to New York City. The Memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Ireland, Irish, Irish Hunger Memorial, Manhattan, New York City, The Great Famine, World Hunger
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Nora Ephron Pre-planned Her Own Memorial Service
The tribute to the late writer and director was a poignant example of modern ways to celebrate a life well-lived
Around the world, people are moving away from traditional funeral services in favor of more eclectic and personal remembrance events. The days of somber funerals and wakes are gone. Instead, modern-day memorial services are more often focused on celebrating a … Continue reading
New York City Symposium Explores Ways of “Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently”
Questioning the Commonly-Held Perceptions of People With Dimentias
NEW YORK – A symposium at Pace University’s Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on April 25 at 7 p.m. will present a cross-section of viewpoints challenging commonly held perceptions of people with Alzheimer’s — namely, the belief that they … Continue reading
Revolutionary Designer Dies at 105
Today, we remember the art of Eva Zeisel.
Eva Zeisel was a revolutionary ceramic artist and designer whose eccentric work changed the way Americans experience their homes and lives throughout a century. She died last month in New York City at the incredible age of 105. Ms. Zeisel … Continue reading
Posted in Just Passed
Tagged Art, Death, Design, Eva Zeisel, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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Remember 9/11 Together
The SevenPonds Community Shares Memories of the Historic Events
Where were you on September 11, 2001? It is one of those days that is remembered with awe not only by the writers of history but by every American and many people around the world who were around to witness … Continue reading
Posted in Opening our Hearts
Tagged 9/11, 911 Memorial, Grief, Memorial, New York City, September 11 attacks
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Tobi Kahn Creates Art to Make the End of Life Beautiful
The artist creates work to bring beauty to the end of life, inspired by the loss of his mother.
Tobi Kahn, now 58, gave his mother a hand-made gift for her birthday every year throughout his life. They started as the sentimental hand-drawings of a child, but burgeoned into pieces worthy of the museum as he grew into a … Continue reading