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Death Seems Random, God Seems Silent — and Only the Cross of Christ Reveals Why
COMMENTARY: Wrestling with the mystery of death and the suffering of innocents can draw us deeper into the meaning of Christ’s own passion.
Why Catholics Are Being Buried in Churches Again
Across the centuries, Church crypts — from Roman catacombs to American cathedrals — testify that death is not the end but the beginning of eternal life.
‘Someone Call a Priest’: Sacraments at Time of Crisis Are Not Administered as Often as They Used to Be
The Register contacted pastors across the country asking the question whether emergency personnel call them to life-threatening situations. For the most part, the answer is No.
At the Bedsides of the Dying: These Sisters Accompany People in Their Last Days
The Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick, is a Catholic community of sisters who dedicate their lives to caring for the sick and dying in New Orleans and around the world.
Praying for the Dead: Sweetest of the Spiritual Works of Mercy
COMMENTARY: The Catholic faith does not believe everyone who dies goes to heaven. It does believe that the dead may need our help and that our prayers and sacrifices can indeed help them.
The Catholic View of Death Is Anything but Dark
EDITORIAL: The Church has a lot to say about a subject that many of us may not want to think about. That’s the premise of the Register’s first-ever ‘Death Issue.’
How to Die Well, According to a Catholic Neurosurgeon
A lot of it, Doran says, comes down to preparation — death is coming for all of us, so don’t let it take you by surprise.
All Souls: Why We Pray for the Souls of All the Faithful Departed in Purgatory
Not only is there a biblical basis for the teaching on purgatory, but the teaching also makes sense based on the promises contained in Scripture to those who have been called to be saints.
All Saints Day: Enter the Love Story
COMMENTARY: As the Church celebrates all her saints, we remember their witness that faith is a love story — one that is true and demands our whole hearts.
