Episode 41 - Taking Death Seriously

Memento Mori, Remember your death. 

​Show Notes

Topics we discussed:

• A very traditional take on Advent
• Why we should talk about death during Advent, not just at Halloween or during Lent
• What death is, and what it reveals about us
• Why we should talk about death even though the culture doesn't want us to
• How Christ redeems death
• Why a healthy view of death flies in the face of American culture today

Resources we mentioned:

• ​The Four Last Things by Saint Thomas More 
• The Church's General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar
• Peter Kreeft and Primitive Man's Argument from Dead Cow
• Kristin Lavransdatter by Singrid Undset (if you're picking it up for the first time, get the Penguin translation)
•  Death in Kristin Lavransdatter by Tyler Blanski

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