Death and Dying

Item No. 008443 by J. Mark and Elizabeth J. Barna From the foreword: How should Christian people prepare for death, their own and that of loved ones? No question can be more important than this, since death is the final reality of our earthly life. Yet...

Item No. 9781955890021 by Andrew Stephen Damick The gospel of Jesus Christ is not about what Jesus can do for your life. It is not even the answer to the question, "How can I be saved?" It is the declaration of a victory. In His coming to earth, His...

Item No. 004519 by Saint Nektarios The holy memorial service of the Eastern Orthodox Church is a ceremony passed down from the earliest days of Christianity. In this treatise, Saint Nektarios Kefalas explains the ancient origins of this practice, its...

Item No. 9781888212990 Compiled and edited by Fr. Luke Veronis  Lynette Katherine Hoppe's life and death touched hundreds, if not thousands of lives as she served as a missionary in Albania, tragically succumbing to cancer in 2006. In Lynette's...

Item No. 9781955890182 by Sarah Byrne-Martelli Losing someone we love is never easy, but the Orthodox Church provides a wealth of resources that help us to bear it. Chaplain and bereavement counselor Sarah Byrne-Martelli draws on these theological,...

Item No. 000346 by Jenny Schroedel Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of grief. For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a child within the first year, this gentle resource...

Item No. 005997 by Fr. Alexander Schmemann “...Therefore, the most important and most profound question of the Christian faith must be, how and from where did death arise, and why has it become stronger than life? Why has death become so powerful...

Item No. 9781955890861 by Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis In the services of the Orthodox Church, we pray for a good death—a "Christian end." Yet many people approach the end of life unprepared and fearful. In Painless, Blameless & Peaceful:...

Item No. 006004 by Douglas B. Hinshaw, MD Suffering and the Nature of Healing explores the central relationship between the Incarnation of the Word of God as Jesus Christ and the nature of healing within the understanding of traditional Christianity...

Item No. 005577 by St Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastery Death must find us ready. The saints will help us to be prepared. What happens to our soul at the hour of its departure from this world? What is waiting for us in the next life? Are we ready for...

Item No. 009980 by Father Alexander Schmemann In these previously unpublished talks, Fr Alexander Schmemann critiques contemporary culture’s distorted understanding of death. He then examines the Church’s rites for burial and her prayers...