What is a human being? What happens when we die? Why do we visit cemeteries? And why do Catholics bury the dead instead of scattering their ashes?
Today, Fr. Mike connects the dignity of the human person to the dignity of the body in death—and beyond.
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Thank you Fr Mike for explaining this in great detail that I can actually understand now. When my sister in-law passed away, she was cremated and my brother in-law has her ashes in a beautiful urn he keeps with him always and my niece received some of the ashes in a pendent. I didn’t understand why our priest Fr James told us that they should be buried or put in a cript. I didn’t understand the true importance of caring for the body after death, especially if it was cremated. Thank you so much for explaining this. Blessings to you Fr Mike 🙏🏻
Why are we allowed to desecrate our bodies, which is the temple of the Ho;y Spirit, by cremation? Decomposition is God’s plan. How do we reconcentrate the temple that is burned to ashes?