Catholic Cemeteries on the Front Line Against Secular Fear of Death
The emphasis on death as a medical event needs to be re-presented with the Christian truth that death is the passage to eternal life, Nobes noted.
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Bishop Barron Expresses ‘Outrage,’ Vows to Reconsecrate Vandalized Cemetery
A Rochester, Minnesota, Catholic cemetery was vandalized on Halloween night with Satanic and vulgar graffiti.
Death Isn’t Just for November — 10 Ways to Help the Poor Souls Throughout the Year
“Have you seen the dead leaves fall in the sad autumn twilight?” says St. Josemaría Escrivá. “Thus souls fall each day into eternity. One day, the falling leaf will be you.”
He Will Wipe Every Tear From Their Eyes
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:25-26).
Why Visit a Catholic Cemetery Today?
Praying for the dead and attending to their graves bears witness to a community of faith; visiting cemeteries is visiting another ‘part’ of the Church.
