Death Archives

Vanitas still life around a grave, Pieter Boel (d. 1674), 1663, oil on canvas. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lile / Wikimedia Commons

The Last Misery of Man: Death

Venerable Louis of Granada

The following reflection was taken from The Book of Prayer and Meditation by Ven. Louis of Granada, OP. In it, you will find a treasury

Das Ehesakrament, Pietro Longhi (1701–1785). 1755, oil on canvas. Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia / Wikimedia Commons

Fulton Sheen on Marriage

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, DD

In Philosophies at War, Archbishop Fulton Sheen addresses the American people on the poisons of modern culture. Read on for Sheen’s writing about the attacks

Luca Giordano, Death of Saint Joseph, 1696 (Wikimedia Commons)

The Words of a Dying Man to Jesus Crucified

St. Alphonsus Liguori

At the time of death, our life shall be like a mirror before our eyes. We shall see all our wrongs, our failings, and our

A Reflection On The Final Judgment

Thomas à Kempis

Reflection on the Final Judgment is a valuable practice for stirring the soul to true repentance and conversion. Here, Thomas à Kempis urges the soul to meditate frequently on the last judgment and prepare accordingly so that when it comes, we may be counted among the Blessed.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Pietà, 1876 (Wikimedia Commons)

Mary’s Lamentation at the Death of Her Son

St. Anselm of Canterbury

Step into the intimate conversations of Our Lady and Saint Anselm in ‘The Passion of Christ Through the Eyes of Mary.’ Witness the profound grief and miraculous moments following Jesus’ death.

Consideration of One’s Own Death

Thomas à Kempis

My friend, it is most useful for you to call to mind frequently and assiduously the reality of your own death. This, indeed, is the

A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Her Help in the Hour of Death

Thomas à Kempis

O most loving Mother of God, Mary ever-virgin, you overflow with a miraculous sweetness, which the human mind is not able to comprehend or describe!

God Does Not Abandon Us at the Hour of Death

St. Francis de Sales

As a gentle mother, leading her little child with her, helps it to walk, carries it according as she sees necessity, allows it to make

The Shortness of Life

The Soul Sanctified

“What is your life? It is a vapour, which appeareth for a little while.” -James 4:15 What is your life? It is like a vapor,

We Should Abandon Ourselves to God in Life and in Death

St. Francis de Sales

Among the praises given by the saints to Abraham, St. Paul mentions this above every other, that he believed, hoping against all hope. God has

On the Last Things

Regis Martin, S.T.D.

Try to imagine the one thing in this world that is most worth knowing – by everyone. The thing that is most worth having. Something

Mourning Those Whom We Have Lost

St. Francis de Sales

“Raise up your eyes often to Heaven; and see that this life is only a passage to eternity.” -St. Francis de Sales If we lose

The Happy Death of the Just

Venerable Louis of Granada

The end, it is said, crowns the work, and, therefore, it is in death that the just man’s life is most fittingly crowned, while the

Immerse yourself in the spiritual journey outlined by Ven. Louis of Granada in "The Sinner’s Guide." Gain valuable insights and guidance on overcoming sin and embracing redemption.

Deferring Conversion Until Death

Venerable Louis of Granada

The excerpt below is taken from the 16th-century TAN classic known as The Sinner’s Guide. The author of this work is the Spanish Dominican theologian, preacher, and spiritual writer by the name of Ven. Louis of Granada (1504-1588).