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End of Life

The end of life is a sacred time, on the threshold of eternity. Learn how you can prepare now for yourself and your loved ones to receive care proper to your dignity as a human person and so enter into this stage of life with peace. 

A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making

This Catholic Guide by the New York State Catholic Conference explains the moral principles of Catholic teaching in end-of-life decision-making, and outlines the options that exist in New York State for advanced care planning.

Click on the image below to read and download the full booklet.

For further clarity, guidance, and resources visit: www.catholicendoflife.org.

Ethical Questions?

National Catholic Bioethics Center

The National Catholic Bioethics Center offers consultation services to individuals free of charge. The NCBC consultation service is intended for individuals seeking moral information and guidance in the face of real-life problems. 

There are two ways to submit a consultation request:  

  1. Call 215-877-2660 (24 hours/day, 7 days/week)
  2. Online Consultation Request Form: an ethicist will respond to you by email within 5 business days.
Dominican Healthcare Ministry

The Dominican Healthcare Ministry is devoted to promoting the dignity of the human person and the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through pastoral care, education, ethical consultation, and prayer, at the service of the healthcare community in New York City and beyond.

Submit a Medical Ethics Inquiry here.

Care Facilities

ArchCare

Home Care, Short-Term Rehab, Nursing Homes, End of Life Care, and Specialized Care Services throughout the Archdioces

  • Phone: 1-855‑951‑2273 [CARE]
    (TTY/TDD: 711)
  • 7 days a week, 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
  • Website: www.archcare.org

Cabrini Eldercare

Calvary Hospital

Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm – St. Patrick’s Home

Encore Community Services

Senior services in Manhattan

Hawthorne Dominicans, Rose Hill Home

Little Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jugan Residence

Providence Rest

  • Contact: Sister Seline Mary Flores, C.S.JB
  • Address: 3304 Waterbury Ave., Bronx, NY 10465
  • Phone: 718.931.3000 Ext: 8458
  • Website: www.providencerest.org

Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick

In-patient home services for the poor

 

Spiritual Resources

Sisters of Life: Formative videos about approaching the end of life, along with end-of-life witness stories

What does it mean to “offer up” suffering? In this video, Fr. James Brent, OP explains the meaning behind the expression “offer it up” and how sacrifice redeems the world.

What does true compassion at the end of life look like? In this compelling interview, Dr. Michael Brescia shares what patients really need at the end of their life.

Salvifici Doloris: On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering: Pope St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter about the Christian meaning of human suffering

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