The Wisdom Years

Living the Wisdom Years

We spend the first third of our lives learning – not just our school lessons, but learning what we will need to navigate our place in the world. In these years, we acquire information and probe the accepted norms of our culture as we prepare to be productive citizens of society. In the second third … Read more Living the Wisdom Years

The Community Gathered

We have set aside an hour on Thursday afternoons as our sacred time. We come together online using Zoom, which allows us to gather from every corner of the country. We started online because of COVID, but have found a home in this technology. The companionship we’ve created online has surprised and delighted all of … Read more The Community Gathered

Wisdom Years Offerings

This is an invitation, not a command. We aren’t here to teach you anything. Rather, we think God has something to teach us – and God often uses God”s spirit to do that. It’s about allowing the Spirit to reveal to us what we have learned in the experiences of our lives, and listening to … Read more Wisdom Years Offerings

The last phase of life is not non-life; it is a new stage of life.
joan chittister, the gift of years

Reflections and Resources

Becoming Elders

There is no more noble way to spend these years than to become an elder, to bear witness to the world as placeholders for peace, love, wisdom, and fearlessness.