End of Days

Whenever we seem really dejected, one of our loved ones might console us with the words: “It’s not the end of the world.” This weekend’s readings, however, predict a literal end of the world at some unspecified point in the future. And it seems like a grim prospect. The prophet…

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Children of the Resurrection

Children of the Resurrection Given that this Sunday is Remembrance Sunday it’s very appropriate that our scripture readings are about our faith in the afterlife. As we approach the end of the year before Advent begins, the Church encourages us to think about our final destiny, about how we will…

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