Death

Cycles of Living, Dying, and Rising

The cycle is around us. Are we aware that life, death, and new life characterize existence? How can we tend to this cycle in ways that enable us to live more consonantly with the rhythms of life? Perhaps our awareness of the spring season and the Easter holiday will give… Read More »Cycles of Living, Dying, and Rising


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Rhythms of Death and Life

It’s a memory that’s stayed with me.  I was perhaps 20 years old.  A priest stood in front of the class lecturing.  I remember him as being old.  He was probably about the age I am now.  While I had already taken a couple of courses on the Bible before… Read More »Rhythms of Death and Life

Love Is Stronger than Death

As I waited for the coffee to brew this morning, I stood at the back door of my kitchen looking at the trees of the wood behind my home.  While many leaves remain green, some branches were fiery red, some yellow, and a few were even brown.  I opened the… Read More »Love Is Stronger than Death


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The Tapestry of Life and Death

As I scroll through the postings made by friends on Facebook, I see familiar kinds of postings — status updates, as they are called.  One may comment about a parent’s death, another on the passing of a cousin, another on the anniversary of a loved one’s home-going.  While people often… Read More »The Tapestry of Life and Death