The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

The Christian Response to Grief

Sep 14, 2023

The podcast discusses the Christian perspective on grief and the hope of being reunited with loved ones in heaven. It explores the relationship between emotions and reality, emphasizing the victory over death through Jesus Christ. The Christian response to grief involves grieving with the knowledge that those who die in Christ continue to live and will be reunited in heaven.

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Grief is a natural and human emotion that should not be judged or suppressed, as it allows us to express the depth of our love for the person we have lost.

Christianity offers hope in the face of grief, assuring that death does not have the last word, and that life is changed, not ended, for believers in Jesus Christ.

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Grieving and Emotions

Grieving and feeling sadness in response to death is a natural and human emotion, regardless of one's Christian faith. The speaker emphasizes that there are no right or wrong emotions. Emotions are like smells - they may be pleasant or unpleasant, but as long as one is breathing and moving forward, they will be fine. Emotions can reveal truths about our hearts, and grieving allows us to express the depth of our love for the person we have lost.

Introduction

2min

The Relationship Between Emotions and Reality

2min

The Christian Response to Grief and the Hope of Life After Death

3min

Grief is a human emotion and and affects each of us at one time or another.

The Catholic Church in all her wisdom offers us this beautiful prayer in the rite of Christian burial:

"Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven.”

Continuing on the theme of death and grief, today, Fr. Mike offers a word of hope and encouragement to anyone who is grieving. Our grief as Christians should look different. We are called to grieve not like the rest.

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