Dignity and Justice for
Elders & Their Caregivers
Ars Moriendi Project equips elders, caregivers, and communities with the theology, tools, and truth-telling needed to face aging and dying with agency, honesty, and justice.
About UsOur Work
Three interconnected efforts toward dignity and justice for elders and their caregivers.
Toward a Just Aging
A theological and justice framework challenging structural ageism — calling faith communities, institutions, and policy makers to account for how they treat their elders.
Everyday Elders →Just Aging on Substack →
Caregiver Liberation
Naming the truth about caregiving — the invisible labor, the exploitation, the grief — and building a movement for dignity and justice for those who care for elders.
Everyday Elders →Caregiver Liberation on Substack →
The Art of Dying Well
Practical tools for advance directives, POLST, medical proxy decisions, and honest conversations about dying on your own terms.
Art of Dying Well →The My Dying Wishes Series
by Richard T. Beeman
My Dying Wishes
How I Want to Be Treated as I Go and After I'm Gone
The comprehensive guide to advance care planning — covering medical decision-making, end-of-life preferences, and after-death wishes in plain language. For anyone ready to take charge of their own care.
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My Dying Wishes
A Companion Workbook
Step-by-step worksheets for documenting your health care proxy, treatment preferences, and personal values — in a format your family and providers can use alongside the main guide.
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After I'm Gone
Essential Information for My Family
A single source for the critical information survivors need — accounts, passwords, document locations, beneficiaries, contacts, and wishes — so your family isn't left searching after you're gone.
View on Amazon“This book makes the difficult topics of dying and death accessible and personal. It’s a gift to anyone who wants to face the end of life with clarity and intention.”— Fran Johns, author of Dying Unafraid