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Death

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An obituary for an ordinary man who was extraordinary for Christ

Robert Brennan|Feb 9, 2026|4 Min Read

Ricky Gervais stars as a dentist who can see ghosts in a scene from the 2008 movie, “Ghost Town.” (IMDB)

Films that take death more seriously than Halloween does

Joseph Joyce|Oct 29, 2025|5 Min Read

The author with his late mother, Mary Casilda Erlandson, while in hospice care. (Patty Sanchez)

How my mom said goodbye at 101

Greg Erlandson|Mar 25, 2025|4 Min Read

Bryan Johnson in 2021 using the Kernel Flow, the world’s first highly-scalable brain imaging system. (Katriece Ray/Kernel, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

When will we learn our lesson about trying to live forever?

Robert Brennan|Jan 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Chiswick Burial Ground, a cemetery in Chiswick, west London, England. (Wikimedia Commons)

Billions have managed the process of dying. Why can’t we?

Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI|Nov 28, 2024|4 Min Read

“St. Jerome,” by Caravaggio, 1571-1610, Italian. (Wikimedia Commons)

Faith

If the saints overcame the fear of death, why can’t we?

Mike Aquilina|Oct 31, 2024|5 Min Read

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A poet’s rage, a mother’s patience

Greg Erlandson|Jul 24, 2024|4 Min Read

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Finding meaning from dementia to duty to dying

Robert Brennan|Apr 27, 2023|3 Min Read

The author's late father with several of his grandsons at a family wedding after being diagnosed with ALS. (Courtesy image)

The calamity of death and the necessity of mourning

Grazie Pozo Christie|Feb 2, 2023|7 Min Read

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Writing your own obituary

Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI|Oct 20, 2022|4 Min Read

Elaine Stratton Hild. (Courtesy image)

Making music to die for

Heather King|Sep 15, 2022|4 Min Read

Image of a non-fiery purgatory by Gustave Doré, illustration for Dante's "Purgatorio," Canto 24. (Wikimedia Commons)

A peephole into the afterlife

Heather King|Jul 1, 2022|4 Min Read

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