The Forum at Grace Cathedral

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?


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#LifeAfterDeath #Resurrection #Grief #Requiem

Discover what Jesus really teaches about life after death through a deeply personal story about loss and hope. In this moving All Souls Day sermon from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Dean Malcolm Clemens Young shares the story of his beloved dog Poppy's peaceful death and explores Jesus' profound answer to the Sadducees' question about resurrection.

What You'll Discover:

✅ The story of Poppy's last walk and what it teaches about grief and loss

✅ Why the Sadducees tried to trap Jesus with their question about marriage and resurrection

✅ What "Levirate marriage" reveals about ancient strategies for dealing with death

✅ Jesus' response: why human conventions don't apply in the age to come

✅ The meaning of being "like the angels" and "children of God"

✅ How God's kingdom is already here, even amid our grief

✅ A beautiful vision of what awaits those we love (including our pets)

This message offers comfort for anyone grieving a loss or wondering what happens after we die.

About This Sermon:

Preached: November 9, 2025

Location: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California

Service: All Souls Requiem, 11 am. Eucharist with Mozart Requiem

Series: Proper 27C Scripture: Job 19:23-27a, Luke 20:27-38

Preacher: Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean

Related Topics: Life after death, resurrection, grief and loss, pet loss, do dogs go to heaven, All Souls Day, Sadducees and Pharisees, Levirate marriage, Luke Gospel, children of God, Christian hope, Mozart Requiem, comfort in grief, eternal life, Grace Cathedral sermons

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