Why You Should Ponder Your Death

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Friends, death is a topic most of us try to avoid. So, why does Catholicism teach we should meditate regularly on our death? On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the ancient Christian practice of memento mori (remember your death), and how Christ solves the four problems that death poses to each of us: identity, futility, loss, and the end of earthly joys. A listener asks, what should Catholics think about near death experiences and stories? 00:00 | Intro 01:22 | Bishop elected to October Synod 03:03 | Memento Mori 05:30 | Why do we push death to the peripheries? 08:35 | Media's portrayal of death 11:28 | The Bible’s ultimate message about death 15:43 | The problem of identity 16:55 | The problem of futility 19:49 | The problem of loss 22:33 | The problem of earthly joys 25:10 | How should we prepare for death? 26:30 | Listener question 28:43 | New book - "Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist" by Fr. Damian Ference ———SHOW NOTES——— “Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist” - https://bit.ly/3KCA9eB “Remember Death” - https://amzn.to/3OtfkTZ “The Soul’s Upward Yearning” - https://amzn.to/3qvQv1J ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/3nL6bMU Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/43jgnga Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Institute: https://wordonfire.institute/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

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• Heaven & Eternity