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| Note from the Managing Editor |
For this All Soul's Day we have two beautiful articles for you. Jared Staudt introduces us to the medieval manual Ars Moriendi or the Art of Dying published by The National Catholic Bioethics Center. Says the publisher:
"The medicalization of dying, with its disregard for the vital importance of sacramental life for those who face imminent death, prompts the return of Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. This manual serves as a valuable resource for Catholics today, encouraging their full participation in the rich sacramental and liturgical tradition of the Church and challenging them to keep their eyes fixed on Christ and the promise of eternal life with him."
Then Sean Fitzpatrick describes a funeral he attended recently which realized those very ideals. See "A Beautiful Funeral."
And so let us pray for one another and especially for the faithful departed this month. - J. Fraser Field
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"I thank God that I live in a day when the enemy is outside the Church, and I know where he is and what he is up too. But I fore see a day when the enemy will be both outside and inside the Church.. . and, I pray for the poor faithful who will be caught in the crossfire." -Saint John Henry Newman"
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| How to Interpret the Present Time |
| Saint John Paul II, Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Reconciliation and Penance #12. |
| We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. |
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| Ars Moriendi: The Art of Dying |
| Jared Staudt, Denver Catholic |
| We cannot master the art of dying unless we fear the death of the soul much more than the death of the body. |
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| A Beautiful Funeral |
| Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine |
| She was only 24 years old when she fell asleep in the Lord — a tragic swimming accident in late September. |
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| The Real Jesus of Scripture Might Surprise You |
| Monsignor Charles Pope, Community in Mission |
| If we could travel back in time to 30 A.D. and meet the Lord Jesus as He carried forth His public ministry, we might be quite surprised by what we saw. |
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| The Trans Movement and the Dictator Lurking Within Us |
| Theodore Dalrymple, The Epoch Times |
| Not long before the pandemic, the Irish state television, RTE, contacted me to ask whether I was prepared to speak about a different kind of epidemic, that of gender dysphoria and sex-change. |
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| Traditionalists flood Rome |
| Telegraph/AP |
| Traditionalist Catholics descended on Rome on Friday for their annual pilgrimage, hoping to show the vibrancy of their community after Pope Francis issued a crackdown. |
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| Why I'm leaving Twitter |
| Father Dwight Longenecker |
| I am going to find it difficult to leave Twitter, but when I examine my relationship with the micro-blogging site, I think I will have no regrets in the long run. |
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| Strengthen what remains |
| New World of Faith |
| There is a spiritual awakening going on in America, underneath all the controversy of our politics, the continued clouds of the pandemic, all the uncertainty about where our country is heading. |
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| Traditionalists flood Rome |
| Telegraph/AP |
| Traditionalist Catholics descended on Rome on Friday for their annual pilgrimage, hoping to show the vibrancy of their community after Pope Francis issued a crackdown. |
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