Curé of Ars - On Death

A day will come, perhaps it is not far off, when we must bid goodbye to life, goodbye to the world, goodbye to our relations, goodbye to our friends. When shall we return, my children? Never. We appear upon this earth, we disappear, and we return no more; our poor body, that we take such care of, goes away into dust, and our soul, all trembling, goes to appear before the good God. When we quit this world, where we shall appear no more, when our last breath of life escapes, and we say our last goodbye, we shall wish to have passed our life in solitude, in the depths of a desert, far from the world and its pleasures. We have these examples of repentance before our eyes every day, my children, and we remain always the same. We pass our life gaily, without ever troubling ourselves about eternity. By our indifference to the service of the good God, one would think we were never going to die...

Read the rest Day 22: March 10, 2010

RIP Michael Dubriel

As most of you may already know, Amy Welborn's husband died unexpectedly today.

You can leave your condolences or offer your prayers at Father Z's blog since Amy has closed her comment box.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and may Your perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Saving a Soul

Picture courtesy of EWTN

The blogs and e-groups are buzzing with discussion of Saddam Hussein being put to death for crimes against humanity. Catholics are divided on the issue of the death penalty.

Yet, one blogger reminds us that we should always remember to pray for a soul, like St. Therese, the Little Flower did. Fr. Dwight shares this incredible story of the condemned prisoner Pranzini and the saint.