Do You Value the Elderly?
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Definitely easier on paper. We offer a few important suggestions.
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Suffering with Grace: A Reflection on the Stations of the Cross
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In suffering, we have two choices: despair, or grace.
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The Month of Memento Mori and Questions About Death
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Click here for some of the most common, yet often unasked, questions regarding death, Catholic funerals, and burial.
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What is the Meaning of “Memento Mori”?
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We are all going to die. Should we worry?
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Archaeological Finds Reveal the Horrific Reality of Crucifixion
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In 2007, a skeleton of a crucifixion victim from the Roman era was discovered during an excavation for a pipeline that was being placed. Romans used crucifixion as a popular form of torturous death. But what many of us don’t realize is that we have only found two skeletons in quality to even allow study.
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Pope Francis Comforts Child Grieving the Loss of His Atheist Father
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ROME – Pope Francis made his pastoral visit to the Roman parish of San Paolo della Croce a Corviale this week. During his visit, Pope Francis visited the young and old. He celebrated Mass and spent time with the sick and impoverished. Pope Francis also answered questions from children during their Catechism class. Some children
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What You Need to Know about Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell
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The one thing on earth that doesn’t discriminate is death. But many people just leave it at that. The Catholic faith teaches that there are other things that take place after we die. These things make up the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. Read more: Don’t Wait For The End Times, Prepare NOW
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Father Andrew Apostoli, Host of Sunday Night Prime, Dies at Age 75
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NEW YORK – The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) confirmed on December 13 that Father Andrew Apostoli had passed away at the age of 75. Father Apostoli had been battling cancer during the past months. “In the past month, Fr. Andrew’s health declined rapidly. We are profoundly grateful that he was able to spend
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Saint Gertrude the Great, Patron of the Dead
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In the spirit (pun intended) of the season, is is appropriate to look at one of the patrons of the dead. Saint Gertrude was a powerhouse when it came to the faithfully departed. Read on to find out more about her and the powerful prayer she wrote to help those in purgatory! Gertrude of Helfta
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Gruesome Deaths of the Saints to Put You in the Halloween Mood
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Most people view Halloween as a time of gory, villainous characters, maybe even of the demonic. But nobody has anything on Catholic saints. Here are twelve martyrs that received some of the most gruesome deaths imaginable. 1. Saint Stephen The first martyr, Stephen was stoned to death for his faith and died echoing the
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Don’t Wait For The End Times, Prepare NOW
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True story -the other day I had this conversation with my teenage daughters: While they are quite wrong (especially if you are reading this after September 23rd), people have long been fascinated with the end of the world, death, judgement and what is to come in the final days.
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6 Things the Saints Want to Say to You When You’re Grieving
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In 1862, The Vienne Post said that there was a book that “deserves a distinguished place in all Christian libraries, and should be on the table of every pious family that faithfully preserves and celebrates the memory of its deceased members.” The book they were talking about is In Heaven We’ll Meet Again: The Saints and Scripture
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EVERY Christian Believes in Purgatory
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We all do, at least implicitly. And I would wager that if more people understood what the Catholic Church means when it speaks of purgatory, they would find themselves compelled to also acknowledge its existence. Too many people speak of purgatory as a “place,” as they do heaven and hell. Here is how the Catechism
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