The month of November has traditionally been dedicated in the Catholic Church those who has gone before us in the Church.
With November 1st being the Solemnity of All Saints and November 2nd being All Souls Day, there has long been a mindset in the Church to “remember your death” or momento mori.
Here are seven resources, four from the Voyage Blog and three from the Voyage Podcast, to help you reflect further upon the presence of death, Christ’s transformation of it, and the beauty of the Catholic Tradition surrounding this reality of life.
- Blog Post: Remember Sister Death and Her Sweet Sting, But Whose Victory?
- Blog-Post: Why do we fear death? Here are Tolkien’s thoughts
- Blog-Post: What ‘The Flash’ can teach us about fear, death and faith in the unknown
- Blog-Post: Boromir’s deathbed confession and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Podcast Episode: Bro-mento Mori – Our Relationship with Death
- Podcast Episode: The Descent of the Decent – Underworld and Holy Saturday
- Podcast Episode: The Perennial Death of Superman: Dying Gods Just Keep Popping Up
Mike Schramm teaches theology and philosophy at the high school and college level in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He earned his MA in theology from St. Joseph's College in Maine and an MA in philosophy from Holy Apostles College. He co-hosts the Voyage Podcast with Jacob Klatte.