Podcasts about preparation for death

What does it really mean to be “ready” for Jesus—at Mass, at death, and at His coming? Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks start from the Communion prayer (“Lord, I am not worthy…”) and move into a practical vision of readiness: honest need, real repentance, and daily love. They unpack why salvation, healing, and holiness belong on one spectrum; how the Eucharist prepares us for a lifelong relationship, not a quick visit; and why Christ's command “love one another as I have loved you” sets the measure. Throughout, we hold the three lenses: integrity with ourselves, charity toward others, under a living relationship with God.Key IdeasReadiness begins with need: “Only say the word and my soul shall be healed”—we cannot self-prepare; we ask for grace and mean the words we pray.Mass as formation for life and death: hearing the Word, offering ourselves, receiving Jesus—practice for meeting Him at the end and every day.From guest to covenant: not a tidy “company's coming” moment but a shared life with God—ongoing cleaning, cooking, and reconciling.Salvation = healing = holiness: one continuum—love poured into our wounds makes us whole and able to love like Christ.Command of love: not just the “golden rule,” but Christ's measure—love others as He loves (costly, steadfast, in the mess).Links & ReferencesScripture mentioned (no links):“Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…” (cf. Matthew 8:8).Parable of the Ten Virgins/Bridesmaids—watchfulness and readiness (Matthew 25:1–13).“Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34).CTAIf this helped, please leave a review or share this episode with a friend.Questions or thoughts? Email FatherAndJoe@gmail.comTagsFather and Joe, Joe Rockey, Father Boniface Hicks, readiness, Advent, watchfulness, “Lord I am not worthy”, under my roof, Eucharist, Holy Mass, Communion prayer, preparation for death, Second Coming, parable of the ten virgins, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 25:1–13, John 13:34, love one another, salvation, healing, holiness, sanctification, repentance, confession, grace, practical atheism, interior freedom, covenant, daily discipleship, relationship with God, relationship with self, relationship with others, Benedictine spirituality, Catholic podcast, prayer, virtue, mercy, hope

Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues the discussion from the previous session about his pen-pal when he was in Buxa, Rachel Levi (a member of the Buddhist Society in London). Rinpoche recalls his dream about receiving a letter when she passed away. Although they didn't meet, when Rinpoche was in London, he met her niece. When the niece's husband passed away, an extensive puja was offered at Manjushri Institute. This made the niece very happy. Rinpoche highlights that it's important for centers to do pujas, as much as possible, when somebody connected to the center has passed away. He describes the types of practices that can be done, such as the Medicine Buddha puja and the King of Prayers.In preparation for death, Rinpoche advises those who have taken Highest Tantra initiation and done the enabling retreat to do self-initiation. He says this is best done daily. He also mentions how he read the Heruka middle version self-initiation to Lama Yeshe while he was passing away.Rinpoche discusses the powerful purification of reciting the names of the Thirty-five Buddhas and combining this with prostrations. He says this purifies many eons of negative karma, so you don't have to experience the four suffering results. In the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition, this is a very important daily practice. Rinpoche gives specific details about how to do the practice. He also describes how to do the Vajrasattva purification meditation by combining it with circumambulation. Rinpoche says that you collect unbelievable merit by circumambulating.From April 10 to May 10, 2004, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings during the Mahamudra Retreat at Buddha House in Australia. While the retreat focused on Mahamudra, Rinpoche also taught on a wide range of Lamrim topics. This retreat marked the beginning of a series of month-long retreats in Australia. Subsequent retreats were held in 2011, 2014, and 2018, hosted by the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

Continuing to explore the modern significance of the seven churches of Asia beyond their representation as church ages, we consider the church in Smyrna.  Despite the crushing pressure and destitution, this church was spiritually rich.  As with myrrh, Smyrna pertains to preparation for death.  Christ, who died and is alive again, encourages us with the promise of resurrection: if we are faithful unto death, we are promised a victor's crown and to not suffer the second death in the lake of fire. VF-2042 Revelation 2:8-11 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2025 Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D., All Rights Reserved

Dr. Tom Curran continues to share insights handed on by one of his spiritual fathers, Fr. Mark Noonan, retired professor and spiritual director at St. John Seminary in Boston. Tom talks about preparation for death, surrender, levels of receptivity, spiritual maturity, and "the gift message."

Heaven: Preparation for Death - Pastor DeWayne L. Wright - 04/28/24 by Kingdom Living Ministries

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic […] The post PREPARATION FOR DEATH appeared first on Fr. Ed Broom, OMV Oblates of the Virgin Mary.

Continuing to explore the modern significance of the seven churches of Asia beyond their representation as church ages, we consider the church in Smyrna.  Despite the crushing pressure and destitution, this church was spiritually rich.  As with myrrh, Smyrna pertains to preparation for death.  Christ, who died and is alive again, encourages us with the promise of resurrection: if we are faithful unto death, we are promised a victor's crown and to not suffer the second death in the lake of fire. VF-2042 Revelation 2:8-11 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com  Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2023 Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D., All Rights Reserved

In this episode, I speak with Author, Medium, and Death Dula... Salicrow. Salicrow enlightens us on her journey awakening to her abilities, and then developing them over time. She also discusses how our ancestors are our spirit guides, and ways we can connect with our 'Beloved Dead'. Salicrow also breaks down what happens to humans during their time of transitioning, and how what we perceive as Angels might not be what we think.. An incredible discussion... Drop In!www.salicrow.comSalicrow Bio:Salicrow is a natural psychic medium who has been aware of her gifts since childhood. For over thirty years she has worked as a seer, using the tarot and runes as her tools. With her ability to divine the future and revisit the past, she advises her clients with compassion and a straightforward approach. As a medium, she helps people to connect with their beloved dead, family, friends, and loved ones who have passed, as well as make connections with the guiding spirits who watch over them.​As an intuitive healer, Salicrow is dedicated to helping the beings of our planet and the Earth itself. She is a reiki master in six schools of reiki, a sound healer, druid, and a practitioner of Rune Valdr and Seithr. Salicrow is the author of 'Jump Girl' , 'The Path of Elemental Withcraft' , and now 'Spirit Speaker' Salicrow lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with her husband of twenty-six years. Her children, grandchildren, and community are a big part of her life. She is a deep lover of sacred travel and has been known to go on adventures, near and far, where she can most likely be found doing healing work on the spirits of the land and on the land itself. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fr. Dan Reehil discusses our need to prepare for death. He discusses the many ways we can do this and the graces that are available to us. Father explains that ultimately it is about the transformation of our hearts to be for like the heart of Christ. Join Fr. Dan Reehil in Medjugorje! Register here:  https://www.tektonministries.org/pilgrimage-to-medjugorje-april-20-2023/ Stream live episodes of Battle Ready with Fr. Dan Reehil at https://radiomaria.us/ at 9:00 am cst or tune in on radio in Louisiana (580 AM Alexandria, 1360 AM New Iberia, 89.7 FM Natchitoches, 91.1 FM Lake Charles) in Ohio (1600 AM Springfield, 88.7 FM Anna, 103.3 Enon/Dayton) in Mississippi (88.1 FM D'Iberville/Biloxi) in Florida (91.9 Hammocks/Miami) in Pennsylvania (88.1 FM Hollidaysburg/Altoona) in Texas (1250 AM Port Arthur) in Wisconsin (91.3 FM Peshtigo) Radio Maria is a 100% listener supported radio station. If this broadcast has touched your life, please consider donating at https://rmusa.civi-go.net/donate Download the Radio Maria Play app to any smart device: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiomaria.v3&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-maria-play/id848153139

In today's class, Fr. Anthony talks about some of the practical considerations surrounding death.  One of the most useful things he recommends is to fill out a "Five Wishes" packet.  The class was offered with thanks to David Murphy for providing the outline.  Enjoy the show!

We should have bodhicitta motivation in our daily life, our work, and in everything we do, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminds us in this teaching given on December 13, 2022 from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. This is the best motivation to have—to remember that you are just one and others are numberless.Then there are so many things we do to achieve temporary happiness resulting in so many hardships. We risk danger and death to achieve temporary happiness through attaining wealth, becoming famous, or pursuing hobbies such as climbing Mount Everest. Bearing hardships to achieve ultimate happiness—the ceasing of all the delusions and karma—this so much more important.Rinpoche reminds us that the FPMT organization has everything one needs to prepare for and help at the time of death, including the Liberation Cloth, which contains powerful mantras to benefit those who have passed away, including our pets and animal friends.Rinpoche discussed the “best preparation for death” which is to practice patience and stop anger. When we get angry we lose our freedom, we lose our own peace and happiness because anger destroys our good karma. Because our mind is obscured, we never know who is a bodhisattva, enlightened being, or even your own guru, so by directing anger at others we risk destroying eons of merit. Anger also postpones our realizations and causes us to be reborn in the lower realms.Rinpoche also discusses the virtues of practicing contentment and controlling desire. So much of life's problems come from desire and attachment. When we practice contentment it is a preparation for death and all future lives up to enlightenment.Practicing patience, not harming others—every time you are able to do this, you are preparing for your death in the best way possible.

Casey Chalk joins this week's gentlemen's hour on Trending with Timmerie discussing the need for male restoration through deep male bonds and healthy channels of aggression and violence (2:49).  Chalk also dives into the coddling of young minds and its impediment on happiness and evangelization (18:35). Also discussed: the meaning  of the evergreen in an Advent wreath (34:40) and why we should all prepare for our death during Advent (37:57).    Resources mentioned :    Guest Casey Chalk https://www.caseychalk.com/    Episode on the advent wreath https://open.spotify.com/episode/7l1fnuA07QLZlI8umpDU66    Advent Hymn: A Shoot Shall Come Forth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS6AcaeKi1I

What importance should we give to preparing for the time of our death? Answer: A lot. Tune in for this unique homily from Fr. Mattingly discussing obstacles to fruitfully and spiritually entering into the final weeks and month's of one's life in preparation for our meeting with God. You won't want to miss this one!

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Phaedo, which is a dialogue taking place between Socrates and his friends on the day of his execution. Specifically it examines the meaning of Socrates' assertion that "Philosophy is a preparation for death" To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Plato's Phaedo here - https://amzn.to/3OdUQwu

Preparation For DeathJohn 12 | February 6, 2022by Bret Johnson

Fr. Roger J. Landry Sacred Heart Convent of the Sisters of Life, New York Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II Memorial of St. Blaise Bishop and Martyr February 3, 2022 1 Kings 2:1-4.10-12, 1 Chr 29:10-12, Mk 6:7-13   To listen to today’s homily, please click below: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/2.3.22_Homily_1.mp3   The following points […] The post The Faith and Courage to Proclaim the Gospel in Life and in Preparation for Death, Fourth Thursday (II), February 3, 2022 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic […] The post PREPARATION FOR DEATH appeared first on Fr. Ed Broom, OMV.

Continuing to explore the modern significance of the seven churches of Asia beyond their representation as church ages, we consider the church in Smyrna.  Despite the crushing pressure and destitution, this church was spiritually rich.  As with myrrh, Smyrna pertains to preparation for death.  Christ, who died and is alive again, encourages us with the promise of resurrection: if we are faithful unto death, we are promised a victor's crown and to not suffer the second death in the lake of fire.  VF-2042  Revelation 2:8-11 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2021 Pastor Melissa Scott, All Rights Reserved

We know not when, where, or how we shall die, and for this reason we ought to be always prepared.  Given on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2021.

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In this episode I have a powerful conversation with Hospice RN and Medium, Kim Copeland. We discuss her over 20 year career, and her role helping innumerable people cross over to the other side. Kim's unique combination allows her to communicate with the spirits, angels, E.T.s and past pets that accompany her patients on their end of life journey. Listen in!www.mediumkim.comBio:Kim Copeland has over 20 years of experience as a psychic/medium, hospice RN, and energy medicine practitioner. She has walked between worlds with countless clients, witnessing an array of spiritual supportive helpers who offer messages of hope, support and truly that life continues on the other side.Mediumship and psychic work developed from her studies in shamanism, and energy medicine. She is passionate about assisting clients to discover love, connection, and support from their spirit helpers which include loved ones, angels, guides, master teachers, animals, ETs, and more. Kim offers readings and teaches psychic development. Her teachings and readings are inspired by love, divine connection, support, and energetic balancing. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In June of 2020, Elliot, the proprietor of the YouTube channel, Mauritian Struggle, posted a video in which he critiqued the last half-hour or so of a video by Steve Franssen. I think anyone would benefit from watching Elliot's video, but I was intrigued enough to consider Franssen's video from my own Augustinian-Calvinist perspective. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Franssen's video: https://youtu.be/lQn1zrl1nAk ---------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Eliot's video: https://youtu.be/dRELYRy9RY8 Eliot's Recommendations (to be the sort of politically-involved Christian who can confront power, for example Moses, Elijah): 1. Going to church 2. Being men and women of prayer, especially saying, chanting or singing the psalms. 3. Praying the Rosary 4. Meditative/Spiritual Reading, the Scriptures, daily, of course, but also: - The Preparation For Death by St Alphonsus Ligouri, which is intense but really puts life into perspective - The Philokalia, or Love of beauty. This'll teach you the way the earliest monks struggled to fight against this themselves. Volume I is particularly good - The Sayings of The Desert Fathers, which are a set of short stories about these monks Scriptural Order: - Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Maccabees, Luke, and Acts. His recommended reading list: - The Preparation For Death by St Alphonsus Ligouri, which is intense but really puts life into perspective - The Philokalia, or Love of beauty. This'll teach you the way the earliest monks struggled to fight against this themselves. Volume I is particularly good - The Sayings of The Desert Fathers, which are a set of short stories about these monks Scriptural Order: - Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Maccabees, Luke, and Acts. This is the story - John, Ecclesiastes, Job and The Song of Songs ---------------------------------------------------------------- My suggestions: -Thomas Watson's Body of Divinity -John Murray's, Redemption: Accomplished and Applied -John Owens, The Mortification of Sin in Believers -Matthew Henry, A Church in the House - Nathanael Ranew's Solitude Improved ---------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Anglican BCP (1979): https://www.bcponline.org/ Link to Anglican BCP (1928): http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1928/BCP_1928.htm Link to the Office of Compline: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1892/Compline_1892.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Link to instructions for the Lutheran Rosary: http://www.giftsofaith.com/Files/lutheranrosary.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jf-sols/message

Jummah Lecture | 29 January 2021

Homily - November 2, 2020 Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Romans 6:3-9; John 6:37-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110220.cfm https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-10/decree-plenary-indulgence-faithful-departed-november.html  

Jorge Perez is an agent and comedian who walks us through his lessons and hilarious story telling on the death of his father to leukemia. His ability to see the light in the darkness through humor makes this tough conversation easy to follow and filled with wisdom.  @jorgeperezjr@deadtalkspodcast

This week's episode is with writer, editor and translator Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi. It's wide-ranging! We talk about Islam, spirits, tarot, ayahuasca, vipassana, and mostly about life's purpose, and social justice, and the necessity of speaking out, and why. Is it possible for one person to be happy and at peace when others are suffering? And why are we here, and who will we be when we die? 

From the book "Preparation For Death" by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: "To accept death in order that the will of God may be fulfilled, merits for us a reward similar to that of the martyrs, because they accepted death to please God. He who dies in union with the will of God makes a holy death; and the more closely he is united to it, the more holy death he dies. The Venerable Blosius declares that an act of perfect conformity to the will of God at the hour of death not only delivers us from Hell but also from Purgatory."https://www.olrl.org/pray/resignation.shtmlSaint Therese said that we would offend God if we didn't trust enough that we would get to heaven right after dying.Saint Therese to her novices: "Oh! How you grieve me! You do a great injury to God in believing you're going to Purgatory. When we love, we can't go there....It is true that God will judge us at one point, but He is always and first our Father Who... suffers when He has to punish His child and sees its suffering....And this really means that God does not want Purgatory!"https://healwithgrace.blogspot.com/2011/11/teaching-of-st-therese-of-lisieux-on.html

Why are other cultures less fearful of death and how they deal with it all. Exploring how other cultures deal with death can give us new views and ways to cope with it. Join us as we travel to other cultures to find out how they see and live with death.

The five most common regrets we have at death number two regret, ( as found by a hospice worker Bronnie Ware) I wish I hadn't worked so hard . Interestingly enough, many people have the same regrets as they die, as found by hospice workers and others. Often we are so involved in working hard that we miss so much of our life, in this episode we explore how this can happen.

The five regrets (as found by Bronnie Ware in her book, 'The Five Regrets.') we have as we die and how we can avoid having them. Almost everyone has regrets about their life as they die. This can make death an even more painful experience. How would it be if we were able to die without regrets?

Breaking attachments is so important when we are dying but how can we do it? We gather attachments as we live, but it's these attachments that can hold us back in the transition of death. Here we explore how we can dissolve these and make the process smoother and less painful.

Many people arrive at death and find they can't let go, this means that they struggle and fight the dying process. This makes the transitioning painful and traumatic for everyone. In this show we discuss the process of struggling and what we can do in this powerful time to make it easier.

Death wish and how it can bring us to our enlightenment and help us back to our spiritual home. It is a yearning to be beyond this troublesome world and the struggle and suffering we can find here. we can find that by creating a conscious bridge between the inner world and our outer world.

When we are in the process of dying, often struggle and suffer. Our bodies/space suits fight even when riddled with terminal cancer. In this episode we share how to gently release the body and move inwards into our light.

In keeping with our fall theme, this week we're reading a memoir about failure: personal, professional, artistic ... basically all the failures. Greg Baxter moved to Dublin after failing to sell his first novel, got divorced, and wrote a memoir while essentially attempting to destroy his own life.  In addition to the book discussion, we've got a new installment of Raccoon News, and we once again delve into the NaNoWriMo forums. For more, visit us at bookfightpod.com.