Category: Death, Judgment & Eternal Life
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Remember Your Last End: St. Alphonsus Liguori and the Catholic Art of Dying Well
Remember Your Last End — Article 1 of 7 How can remembering death teach us to love God more deeply, repent more honestly, and live with a hope stronger than the grave? Scripture for Meditation: Ecclesiasticus 7:40; Luke 12:16–21; Hebrews 9:27; John 11:25–26 The appointment that never appears on our calendar There is a day…
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Día de Muertos: The Day of the Dead Through the Eyes of the Catholic Faith
A Comprehensive Historical, Cultural, and Catholic Theological Examination of Death, Remembrance, the Communion of Saints, and the Hope of Eternal Life Introduction: Remembering the Dead in the Light of Jesus Christ Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is among Mexico’s most cherished cultural traditions. Observed principally on November 1 and 2, it…
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AT THE HOUR WHEN WORDS FAIL: THE CATHOLIC PRAYERS THAT ACCOMPANY A SOUL INTO ETERNITY
What Fr. Chad Ripperger’s farewell to his mother reveals about the Last Rites, the power of the Holy Name of Jesus, and the forgotten Catholic art of preparing for a holy death. By Catholicg33k There comes a moment in human life when almost everything we ordinarily consider important suddenly becomes secondary.The conversations we never finished.…