An Additional Lesson on Death and Dying
Here's a followup to the case of Britany Maynard, the 29 year-old woma...
Where, O Death, is Your Victory?
Life is union and junction of mind, soul, and body; death is the disrupt...
More than one million bereaved Catholic families have drawn comfort from the pastoral wisdom of Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin (1930-2008) in Through Death to Life since its original publication in 1979. This leading Catholic funeral planning resource contains all of the approved lectionary readings and other liturgical texts needed to celebrate a funeral Mass. Two distinct numbering systems in the volume...
Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at eleven, Emily DeArdo knew what it was like to live with a keen awareness of her own mortality. In this book, she draws on the medieval practice of memento mori, “remember you must die,” and shares her personal story with unique and compelling insight into the meaning of Christian life and death. Using the Stations of...
Now with the approved texts from the Roman Missal, Third Edition, this easy-to-use set brings together all of the prayers, scripture readings, and blessings a priest needs for celebrating the funeral Mass. Over 100 cards are now updated to align with the new missal. Features include: Each card marked in bold with the corresponding number in Through Death to Life...
Ideal as an ordination, anniversary, or all-occasion gift for any priest, the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal Ritual Cards are now updated with the approved texts from the Roman Missal, Third Edition and directly correspond to the new edition of Through Death to Life. Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal Ritual Cards Features: Printed in large, bold, easy-to-read type...
“A saint who is one of the peaks of Christian spirituality of all time.” Pope Benedict XVI St. Teresa of Avila, one of the most interesting and important figures in the history of the Catholic Church, was also one of the most candid, entertaining, and brilliant correspondents of her century. This selection of letters offers a unique "behind the...
Here's a followup to the case of Britany Maynard, the 29 year-old woman with brain cancer who moved from California to Oregon to take advantage of Oregon’s physician assisted suicide law, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. She had learned that she had six months to live, knew a bit about how those months could play out, and decided that...
Life is union and junction of mind, soul, and body; death is the disruption of their union; God preserves it all even after this disruption. St. Anthony the Great For it is for him to fear death who is not willing to go to Christ. St. Cyprian The root of all good works is the hope...
