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Productivity vs. Death

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Just before writing this article, I was spending some time listening to several podcasts and books on productivity. There are all sorts of resources in this space, and all sorts of ways of becoming more efficient and more effective as a person, work or whatever you may find yourself as. For me, as a younger Read More
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Diaconal Relationships Surrounding the Hour of Death

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“Merciful Lord, you know the anguish of the sorrowful, you are attentive to the prayers of the humble. Hear your people who cry out to you in their need, and strengthen their hope in your lasting goodness.” These powerful words in the Rite of Committal are quite familiar to priests and deacons. Every time a Read More
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The Art of Dying

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It was March, nearing the end of Lent. In the exam room, an elderly woman sat in a wheelchair with a placid, content look on her face. She was accompanied by her family, two daughters and a son who bore a concerned countenance that betrayed their underlying fears. Over the past few weeks, Mary was Read More