As a general rule, modern man is incredibly uncomfortable with the concept of dying. In his defense, so have most people throughout time: The Epic of Gilgamesh is the story of a man seeking to avoid the inevitable; medieval philosophers…
On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis was wheeled out to offer the traditional blessing of pontiffs to tens of thousands of Catholics in St. Peter’s Square. His voice was raspy, and he seemed tired and weak. Usually, the Roman pontiff offers…
There are some lives that even the most optimistic among us dare not eulogize; Theodore E. McCarrick’s life might very well fall into that category. Once the highest prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the former…
For nearly five years, entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has been attempting that feat of which magicians and daredevils have boasted throughout history: defying death. In 2021, Johnson launched “Project Blueprint,” an anti-aging initiative with the eventual goal of equipping a human…
My mother died last week at the age of 92. For the rest of my life, every Ash Wednesday will evoke her memory. Not that I’ll need a Holy Day of Obligation to always remember her. She was not only…
This is the eulogy delivered at a Sunrise Baptist Church memorial service on January 25, two weeks after Debbie Lott’s passing. Barrels of ink have been spilled contemplating what it means to have a good death. According to almost every…
When one thinks about the major causes of death for industrialized countries, a familiar number of ailments come to mind — cancer and heart disease, for instance. In the past few years, COVID has also ranked high in some countries’…
It’s never a surprise, or at least shouldn’t be, when someone goes on at the age of 93. Father Time, after all, is undefeated. But this one really hurts. As actuarially sound as the event may have been, my wife…
State-sanctioned euthanasia has been on the rise for years, and not just among terminally ill patients. Young people in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with disabilities and depression are increasingly turning to the practice. On today’s episode of The…
