The Four Last Things Matthew Britt If we do not know

If we do not know ourselves—if we cannot see our flaws and strengths (but especially our flaws)—clearly

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When we doubt ourselves or feel like we need to make excuses for our weaknesses

chapter-by-chapter restatement of St

Cardinal Burke cogently expresses the continuity of what Pope Benedict XVI referred to as a "perennial Church teaching

The Four Last Things Matthew Britt If we do not knowFew things in this earthly life are absolutely certain, but the most undebatable of these is death. Every person, even the atheist, will admit that death is certain. Death, however, is not the last event in this life of ours. Immediately after death, we shall be judged and then again on the Day of Judgment when all humanity will know us for what we are. Too often the reality of Heaven and salvation are highlighted at the expense of the Church's