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Bodily Upgrades
When I talk about the resurrection of our bodies at the end of time, I usually quip, “sure hope that I get a new and improved one”. Msgr. Pope speculates that scripture tells us that we will: “So,...
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Christian Death
David Mills, over at First Things, has a great post up on dying. Excerpt: It is a great blessing to be with your father as he dies, though mercifully a blessing you will only enjoy once. I was sitting...
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Today’s Gospel
As we head toward Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year, the Church’s readings focus on the four last things: heaven, hell, death, and judgment. Monsignor Pope has posted a reflection on...
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First Sunday in Advent. Awake! Prepare!
Happy New (liturgical) Year! Advent. We anticipate the celebration of the time in human history when God the son entered into his own creation. We wait in joyful hope for his second coming and the end...
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Advent Retreat With St. Alphonsus Liguori
Yesterday I started posting on a book of Excerpts from Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Preparation For Death. I have decided to turn this into a mini online retreat based on a suggested plan at the end of the...
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Advent Retreat, 2nd Week in Advent With St. Alphonsus Liguori
Finally I continue the retreat that I began here and here. On Sunday, The Second Sunday of Advent, John the Baptist reminds us what the season is about. John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the...
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Are You Ready for Judgement Day?
You have probably heard that a radio preacher named Harold Camping is predicting that the end of the world is tomorrow. At least for the saved amongst us. Those who are not saved will live another...
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Families Waiting for the End
Oh my. I failed to consider in my last post, Are you ready for judgment day, that there are real people who sincerely believe that the world will end tomorrow. From The New York Times (H/T Deacon...
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The Hell There Is
I really intended to blog every day. Really. Well you know what they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. While we are on the subject of hell, Carl Olson, H/T New Advent, refutes One...
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“All of Life is Advent”
I just downloaded the Kindle edition of Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings 1941-1944 by Fr. Alfred Delp. Fr. Delp was imprisoned by the Nazis and held in solitary confinement....
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