How to baptize someone in danger of death

Are Catholics permitted to baptize a dying individual? If so, how is that done and what is spoken over the person? Monsignor Charles Pope explains: “In danger of death, many of the rules about sacraments are relaxed while what is urgent and

Lazarus, death, and the tears of God’s grief

In Sunday’s reading from the Gospel of John, we heard the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. In her latest essay, Simcha Fisher reflects on the powerful moment when Christ openly grieves for his friend. “He weeps not despite his

A lesson from Tolkien on grief (and hope)

On the sixth anniversary of his sister’s death, columnist David Mills revisits the feeling of loss. “It’s weird how that day, that very bad day, seems to be a long time ago and just yesterday, because I've adjusted to a world without

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