Many parents have to suffer the death of a child, at birth or at a very young age. There probably is no greater suffering than losing a child, since it…

It is very hard to accept an early death. When friends die who are seventy, eighty, or ninety years old, we may be in deep grief and miss them very…

Death is a passage to new life. That sounds very beautiful, but few of us desire to make this passage. It might be helpful to realise that our final passage…

Dying is returning home. But even though we have been told this many times by many people, we seldom desire to return home. We prefer to stay where we are.…

The poor have a treasure to offer precisely because they cannot return our favours. By not paying us for what we have done for them, they call us to inner…

When we think about death, we often think about what will happen to us after we have died. But it is more important to think about what will happen to…

As we grow older we have more and more people to remember, people who have died before us. It is very important to remember those who have loved us and…

God says, « I am offering you life or death, blessing or curse. Choose life, then, so that you and your descendants may live » (Deuteronomy 30:19). « Choose life. » That’s God’s call…

When we look critically at the many thoughts and feelings that fill our minds and hearts, we may come to the horrifying discovery that we often choose death instead of…

When we have been deeply hurt by another person, it is nearly impossible not to have hostile thoughts, feelings of anger or hatred, and even a desire to take revenge.…