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Francis of Assisi Embracing “Sister Death” With Hope

Birth and death provide the bookends on our lives. Yet we live in a culture that often fails to recognize death as an integral part of life. We can become so focused on the obvious negative aspects of death—separation from loved ones, the perceived darkness of death, fear that death’s approach will be unbearably

07Feb

Dignity: The Image of God Acknowledged

“Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ …” —The Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 36 Among the scenes painted on the east wall of the Chapter Room at Saint Meinrad Archabbey is one of a monk who is dying in his bed. Several other monks surround him, one of whom is

28Nov

Hope: The Confidence in Something Unseen

“Never lose hope in God’s mercy.” —The Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 4 At one point in the ceremony in which a monk makes his final profession, he chants this verse from the Psalms: “Uphold me, O Lord, according to your promise and I shall live. And do not confound me in my expectation.” Then he lays face down on the

19Sep

Grief: The Loss of Something Good

“Day by day remind yourself that you are going to die.” —The Rule of St. Benedict, Ch. 4 Bell no. 5 tolls … One stroke for each year of profession … A monk has died. The toll of the bell is the way death is announced in the life of the monastery. The bell has scarcely finished tolling out the years before the

15Aug

Kindred Spirits

Excerpted from “Kindred Spirits,” written by Archabbot Justin DuVall, OSB Friends and guests who have taken part in the funeral of a monk at the abbey often walk away from the cemetery feeling at a loss for words. They have just peered down into an open grave where a plain poplar coffin marked with a

15Dec

Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief

The Holiday season can be an emotional and stressful time, especially after the loss of a loved one. Here are six ways to make your season a little easier. Spend time with people who restore your spirits. Your family and friends understand that you are hurting this holiday season. Surround yourself with people who

27Oct

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

Right after our children celebrate Halloween in all its candy-collecting glory, the Catholic community takes pause to celebrate a far more significant kind of glory – that recognized by the Church with All Saints Day and All Souls Day. All Saints Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for more than a thousand years. It

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Francis of Assisi Embracing “Sister Death” With Hope

Dignity: The Image of God Acknowledged

Hope: The Confidence in Something Unseen

Grief: The Loss of Something Good

Kindred Spirits

Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

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