Tag: Ars Moriendi
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From my coming book . . . The original Ars Moriendi warns “for men seek sooner and busier after medicines for the body than for the soul.” This is even more true six centuries later with the wonders of modern medicine. There is nothing new under the sun. Ars Moriendi…
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From my coming book that is about 2/3 complete . . . In 1519 at the Dawn of the Reformation, Martin Luther published a sermon entitled “A Sermon on Preparing to Die.” Luther released it in response to a parishioner who could not shake his fear of death. In it…
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“Mors Improvisa” (sudden/unexpected/unforeseen death) was considered the worst form of death in the Middle Ages because one could not prepare for death. Contrast that with today where it is generally regarded as the ideal way to die – i.e., in one’s sleep not even knowing that they were sick, or…
Christian Apologetics 