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As priest, I get to see many people already on the verge of death.

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Our Christian faith teaches us that there will be the resurrection of the dead at the end of time. That's what we profess in the Creed: "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen."

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Our human condition cannot avoid misery in one form or another.

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To be very realistic in life, we have to be ready and eager to become a sacrificial lamb.

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Suffering is unavoidable in our life. Anyone who thinks otherwise is certainly out of touch with reality and is going through the worst kind of suffering that has no meaning, when, in fact, with Christ, suffering is literally dripping with meaning and redemptive power.

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Given our current situation, we cannot expect our present life to be simple, filled with peace and harmony. We should rather expect it to be complicated, full of tension, and that is because we are complicated ourselves. We have to be prepared to handle this predicament.

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Our Christian faith tells us that God's love for us is eternal. It's a love that goes all the way to showing mercy for us in the form of his Son becoming man and taking up all the sins of men by dying on the cross.

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To be sure, our life is supposed to be happy one.

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Today, as we honor our dead, I celebrate life.

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Given our current situation, we cannot expect our present life to be simple, filled with peace and harmony. We should rather expect it to be complicated, full of tension, and that is because we are complicated ourselves. We have to be prepared to handle this predicament.

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Today, as we honor our dead, I celebrate life.

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