During November, we are reminded to remember and honor the dead
The month of November is traditionally the month in which we remember our beloved dead.
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by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | All Soul's Day, Commentary, dead, Death and dying, lead, News, Purgatory, Spirituality | 0 |
The month of November is traditionally the month in which we remember our beloved dead.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 30, 2022 | 2022, All Hallows Eve, All Saints, All Souls, attending the deathbed, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, David W. Fagerberg's "A Good Death", Death and dying, Edward Leen.Louis of Granada, Fear of death, Frederick Faber, Jesus Christ, News, Richard Challoner, Saint-Jure, The Catholic Thing | 0 |
In these days of All Hallows Eve, All Saints, and All Souls, religious people are among the few who still…
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 29, 2022 | All Soul's Day, Archdiocese of Seattle, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Death and dying, News | 0 |
For nine evenings leading up to All Souls’ Day Nov. 2, parishioners have been gathering in their parish courtyard amid the crosses of their virtual cemetery to pray the rosary in English and Spanish.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 17, 2022 | Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Death and dying, End-of-life issues, euthanasia, Great Britain, lead, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
Efforts to legalize “assisted dying” in Scotland send the message that lives with suffering “can be considered no longer worth living,” according to a leading archbishop.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 24, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the US, cremation, Death and dying, Funerals, News | 0 |
The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 18, 2022 | Assisted suicide, Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland, Death and dying, euthanasia, Great Britain, News, UK Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
The British Parliament threw out an attempt to legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 22, 2022 | Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Art, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID-19, Death and dying, Faith, News | 0 |
D. Anne Jones knew she wanted to use her gift of painting portraits to help others in some way.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 19, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Death and dying, Delaware, News, President Joe Biden | 0 |
President Joe Biden on Saturday commemorated the 49th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and infant daughter, visiting their graves at the Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 20, 2021 | Advent, Books, Catholic Church, Death and dying, Interviews, lead, News | 0 |
[Editor’s Note: Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble is a religious sister with the Daughters of Saint Paul, a congregation founded by Blessed James Alberione to spread the Gospel using modern media. She is the author of several books on memento mori, the Christian practice of meditating on one’s death to prepare […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 7, 2021 | All Soul's Day, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Death and dying, Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, News, Purgatory, Washington D.C. | 0 |
As the world was about to cross a grim statistic Nov. 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics were preparing for the solemn observation of death on All Souls’ Day.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 3, 2021 | Archdiocese of Portland, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Cemeteries, Church in the US, Death and dying, News | 0 |
For families who have lost someone during the pandemic, getting a headstone has become a long process.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 3, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, College of Cardinals, Death and dying, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis will be praying for the eternal repose of more cardinals and bishops at a memorial Mass Nov. 4 than ever before in his papacy.
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