Noted for his acid tongue, Evelyn Waugh hated the United States and its citizens and let them know it. However, he felt more and more drawn to them on repeated visits.
Death and Dying
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Why faith and fear of death are not incompatible
As fearful and fearless Christians, we are called to lovingly and cautiously care for our own lives and those of others, acknowledging the startling beauty and value of human life in all stages.
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Jesus is resolute in the face of death. Are we?
Nothing is more certain than death. Yet normally, nothing is more hidden from our view. We do most everything that we can to not look death in the face.
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The Catholic Hospital That Pioneered AIDS Care
Saint Vincent’s made a habit of serving people on the margins.
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Why Pete Frates is a model for Jesuit-educated students
The Boston College baseball program is a school where young men learn to be men for others, and Pete was its master student.
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Death is a different kind of deadline for Christians
In death, what we thought was lost is, wondrously, restored to us. What we feared could never be accomplished is achieved.
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Two new books on salvation ask the ultimate question: Are you saved?
Two new books show that Christian approaches to salvation are not as monolithic as one might think.
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What we know (and don’t know) about life after death
Jesus did not simply speak of a life to come. He revealed such a life and gave us a glimpse of it when he rose from the dead.
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A meditation for All Souls’ Day: How has the love of others changed your life?
Now imagine what God’s love, after this life, can do to transform you.
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I never had a reason to celebrate Day of the Dead. Now I remember my grandpa with Pan de Muerto.
This Day of the Dead, I made two loaves of bread: one to share with colleagues and the less pretty one for myself and my grandpa to share over a cup of cafecito.