Behind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death. Best-selling French author Nicolas Diat set out to find what their deaths can reveal about the greatest mystery faced by everyone-the end of life.
How to die? How to respond to our fear of death? To answer these and other questions, Diat travelled to eight European monasteries including Solesmes Abbey and the Grande Chartreuse. Through extraordinary interviews with monks, he learned that their death experiences are varied and unique, with elements of peace, pain, humility, sorrow, and joy.
These monks have the same fears, torments, and sorrows as everyone else, Diat discovered. What is exemplary about them is their humility and simplicity. When death approaches, and its hand reveals its strength, they are like happy and naïve children who wait with impatience to open a gift. They have complete confidence in the mercy of God.
| ISBN: | 9781621642749 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2019 |
| Author: | Nicolas Diat |
| Illustrator: | David Le Merrer |
| Publisher: | Ignatius Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 174 pages |
| Genres: |
Christianity Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Christian life and practice Theology Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works Coping with / advice about death and bereavement |
Behind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death. Best-selling French author Nicolas Diat set out to find what their deaths can reveal about the greatest mystery faced by everyone-the end of life.How to die?
A Time to Die features in the following genres: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Christian life and practice, Theology, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement
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A Time to Die was written by Nicolas Diat and published by Ignatius Press
A Time to Die has 174 pages