If you're scared of death and try to avoid thinking about it, you're not alone! In this episode, we talk about our own feelings about death, how to "remember your death" (Memento Mori) and the benefits of living each day as if it's your last. We also explore why the teaching of the Catholic Church on death and judgement is something that gives each of us hope rather than fear.

Find out more about the Catholic Church, death and judgement, along with questions for reflection, via the Beautifully Told website.

Quote:

“… death is not the end… Christ has already triumphed, and … He is coming back, at some point in the future. He has not forgotten us. The hope of heaven helps us to live through the sufferings of this life, and gives us a reason to stay close to Christ in faith and love.”

Fr Stephen Wang - SYCAMORE: The Catholic Faith Explained

Final thought

Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven-through a purification or immediately, -- or immediate and everlasting damnation. “At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.” (St John of the Cross)

(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1022)