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The Victory of Death

Of all the words to describe the process of death, victory would be the last one on the list for most of us. Death to

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In Light of Eternity

“Ugh! That road isn’t very safe at all! You know what they used to call it? The road of death!” This is how a parishioner

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Memento Mori

“Remember, Oh man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.” This phrase from the Ash Wednesday liturgy – the Consolatio – may

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Death Called While You Were Out

I got reminded two months ago that Death is coming for me. The cardiologist, who had incidentally diagnosed my late mother’s atrial fibrillation, told me

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The Gift of Grief

Grief is almost the same as open-heart surgery. Nothing can hurt us, disintegrate us, heal us, or teaches us more valued soul lessons like grief.

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