Death Is Not The End
If it is ‘certain that we shall not be here for long,’ as Blaise Pascal says, ‘and uncertain whether we shall be here even one hour,’ then what lies beyond death matters more than anything else.
If it is ‘certain that we shall not be here for long,’ as Blaise Pascal says, ‘and uncertain whether we shall be here even one hour,’ then what lies beyond death matters more than anything else.
Nearly 400,000 people are expected to venerate the saint’s relics while on public display through March 22.
James Van Der Beek, who died Feb. 11, left a remarkable last testament on finding his identity and purpose in God during his long battle with cancer.
COMMENTARY: For an industry built on eternal youth, Hollywood’s aging establishment is increasingly forced to grapple with suffering, death and tragedy.
COMMENTARY: The Hour of Mercy is not merely a devotion; it is a daily invitation to prepare for the one appointment none of us can avoid.
FEATURE: Fifty years after the freighter vanished in a November storm, the families left behind — ‘the wives and the sons and the daughters’ — say their faith in Christ has carried them through every wave of grief.
Across the centuries, Church crypts — from Roman catacombs to American cathedrals — testify that death is not the end but the beginning of eternal life.
The only things in heaven made by human hands are the wounds of Christ.
Autumn’s colors may dazzle, but its deeper message is one of mortality and spiritual preparation. Are you ready for your final fall?
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