Memento Mori

Mark Belanger May 26, AD2023 5 Comments

“Remember, Oh man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.” This phrase from the Ash Wednesday liturgy – the Consolatio – may

The Phrase ‘Memento Mori’ Still Has Meaning Today

Mark Belanger April 24, AD2022 4 Comments

Memento mori is Latin for “remember that you must die,” as in “the only inevitable things in life are death and taxes.” Having just recently

The Most Dangerous Job in the World

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer November 30, AD2021 5 Comments

November is traditionally considered the month of the faithful departed because November 2nd is the day entirely dedicated to prayer for all those who are

Memento Mori II:
Will there be a Rainbow Bridge?

Bob Kurland November 2, AD2021 1 Comment

“One day we will again see our animals in the eternity of Christ.” attributed to Pope Paul VI, consoling a boy who had lost his

Memento Mori, Thoughts on Growing Old, Redux

Bob Kurland May 8, AD2020 4 Comments

Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the

The New Goth is the Original Goth

Anthony S. Layne March 2, AD2020 7 Comments

Goth is passé. Although the goth subculture has shown more staying power than did the “flower children” of the 1960s, its “counterculture” largely shows up