Why are Saints Sometimes Pictured with Skulls?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
May 29, 2017
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Find out why saints are often shown with skulls when Father John Bartunek explains the concept of “memento mori”.
Ash Wednesday
Dan Burke
March 1, 2017
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Meditation on Ash Wednesday, an excerpt from Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen’s Carmelite classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Is it a Sin to ask for Death?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
December 5, 2016
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Does asking for death constitute sin? And, what does despair have to do with it? Find out when Father John Bartunek responds to a reader’s question.
Does God Heal After Death?
Allison Ricciardi
July 19, 2016
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Should people who do evil be excused? Are they culpable for sinning? Does God heal them after they die? Catholic therapist Allison Ricciardi explores these questions and more.
God’s Not Mean so Hell’s Not Possible
Allison Ricciardi
June 30, 2016
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How does the existence of hell prove God’s goodness? Find out as Allison Ricciardi explores a common cultural myth that a good God would not send people to hell.
Responding to Assisted Suicide Issues (Part II of II)
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
April 18, 2016
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Can suffering have meaning? Father John Bartunek reflects on this and on the sacredness of human life in part two of this two-part series on responding to assisted suicide issues.
Responding to Assisted Suicide Issues (Part I of II)
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
April 11, 2016
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Why does God permit evil and the suffering that surrounds it? Father John Bartunek reflects on issues that often come up when people talk about assisted suicide; part one of this two-part series.
Are You Living It Right?
Fr. Michael Najim
September 24, 2015
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Are we living our lives in the right way? Father Michael Najim reflects on whether or not we are doing so and where our true home lies.
Remorses of the Damned
Dan Burke
March 23, 2015
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REMORSES OF THE DAMNED “Their worm dieth not.” Mark 9:47 According to St. Thomas [Aquinas], this worm, which dieth not, is to be understood of
On the Eternity of Hell
Dan Burke
March 21, 2015
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ON THE ETERNITY OF HELL “And these shall go into everlasting punishment.” Matthew 25:46 Were hell not eternal, it should not be hell. Torments which
