Seeker-centered worship. Religion isn’t supposed to be a marketing exercise. It’s supposed to be instructive, and it’s supposed to be reverent. Churches do their members a disservice when they forget this.
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART IV. ON HEAVEN. III. On the Joys of Heaven (Continued)
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART IV. ON HEAVEN. II. On the Joys of Heaven
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART IV. ON HEAVEN. I. On the Nature of Heaven
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN PART III. ON HELL. VIII. On Eternity
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART III. ON HELL. VII. The Worm that Dieth Not
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: VI. On the Loss of the Beatific Vision of God
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART III. ON HELL. V. On the Company of Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS ---- DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN IV. Some Other Torments of Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART III. ON HELL. III. On the Vile Odors of Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART III. ON HELL. II. On the Hunger and Thirst Suffered in Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART III. ON HELL. I. On the Fire of Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS XIII. How the Blessed will go up into Heaven after the Judgment
THE FOUR LAST THINGS XII. How the Damned will ask in Vain for Mercy, and will be cast down into Hell
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: XI. On the Publication of the Sentence Passed upon the Good and the Bad
THE FOUR LAST THINGS X. On the Length of Time that the Final Judgment will Last
THE FOUR LAST THINGS IX. On the Manner in which the Final Judgment will be Commenced
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: VII. Why Christ's Appearance on the Day of Final Judgment will be Terrible
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT VII Christ will take His Place on the Judgment-seat
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT. VI. On the Advent of the Judge
THE FOUR LAST THINGS Pt. II. THE LAST JUDGMENT V. On the Appearance of Christ’s Cross in the Heavens
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT. IV Continued
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT. III. Continued
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT. II. On the Resurrection of the Dead
THE FOUR LAST THINGS - DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN PART II. THE LAST JUDGMENT
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART I. ON DEATH. V. On the Judgment
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART I. ON DEATH. IV. On the Fear of Hell.
THE FOUR LAST THINGS PART I. ON DEATH. III. On the Apparition of the Spirits of Darkness
THE FOUR LAST THINGS: PART I. ON DEATH. II. On the Assaults of Satan at the Hour of Death
THE FOUR LAST THINGS DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN - FATHER MARTIN VON COCHEM, O.S.F.C.
All Saints, All Souls and the Four Last Things
It is unfortunate that, to my knowledge, America does not have any ossuary chapels, which is truly sad. An ossuary is decorated with the bones of the deceased, who often bequeath their bones for that purpose.
It is unlike any holy site you might visit, as a sense of mortality, reverence, and deep spirituality come to the fore. In normal churches, it is easy for most in attendance to be distracted by the petty concerns of life. But in an ossuary, prayer and purpose are in clear focus.
In no way is it a celebration of death, but it feels as a spiritual audience for the living. Even the clergy who perform services in an ossuary are moved by it.