The Promise of Death
In his last post, Lance pointed out that our culture exists within a paradox of constant denial of death and simultaneous embrace of death. We consume death and we look...
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Momento Mori
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” I still remember the first time a priest said these words to me as he inscribed a cross of ash...
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Putrefaction and the Beatific Vision
To remember the dead is, in a certain sort of way, to keep them alive. When we speak of those who have passed through this life, the great men and women of history, we...
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How to Help a Grieving Friend
Over the next four months I will be writing an awful lot about grief for my thesis. I imagine much of what I write and think will end up on this blog. Grief is...
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