Death

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Notes from a Friar: A Closer Look at Heaven

Eternity will be the revelation not only of all God’s love and goodness, but also of all that we have meant to each other.
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Embracing Our Own Mortality

Living a deep, intentional, fully present, values-aligned life is one of the most pleasurable and satisfying things you can do in the face of your mortality.
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In Search of Answers

Reflect I am once again trying to wrap my head around the news of another school shooting. In the blink of an eye, another six people are gone, three of them children. As a mom, these constant shootings terrify me. ...
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Let Us Pray: When Words Fall Short

How do I begin writing about prayer when I have not felt like praying?
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Notes from a Friar: The Hour of Our Death

No one dies alone, whether a soldier on the battlefield or a poor, abandoned person in an alleyway.
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Purgatory and Praying for the Dead

A Christian friend says that the Bible contains no references to purgatory. What is the basis for the  Church’s teaching about this? Why do Catholics pray for the dead?
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