An advance directive is a legal document that conveys a person’s wishes regarding their health care treatment and end of life choices should they become incapacitated or otherwise unable to make those decisions.
Advance Directive Can Be Downloaded Here
For more information on Advance Directives, please visit the link below.
Below is a pamphlet published by the Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life Ministries from the Diocese of Burlington. It talks to suffering, Catholics' moral obligation and the Christian death.
On Holy Ground: A Catholic Instruction on Christian Death
Occasionally we are asked if there are specific Catholic teachings regarding hospice care; we do have a short document tha share the Chruch's viewpoints. Please see the link below for the document.