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St. Martha

Started by fatherpat · 11 months ago

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You know, I think St. Martha gets kind of a bad rap in general.  She is maybe best known for the fact that she complained about having to do all the cooking and serving while her sister Mary sat at Jesus’ feet the whole time.  Jesus told her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • How we act sometimes betrays a bit of how we believe. The Jewish religion still believes in a resurrection (although many Jews do not). At the time of death, Jews do not embalm the deceased. That's why a Jewish funeral is almost always a closed casket. They want the body to be ready for resurrection. Likewise, that's why so many people are (or were) against cremation of remains. It seems to betray a lack of faith in the resurrection.

    From www.americancatholic.org, I read the following:

    "The Catholic Church's practice of burial goes back to early Christian days. A strong belief in the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit, as well as the belief in the resurrection of the body, support the Church's continued reverence for the human body. From early Christian days cremation was viewed as a pagan practice and a denial of the doctrine of the Resurrection. That's why cremation was expressly forbidden by the Catholic Church until recent years. "

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