July 3, 2020
Modern times treat the human body almost as a pleasure-producing machine. It is conditioned, refueled and refueled for maximum performance, and when no longer in use it is burned and disposed of in the most efficient manner possible.
Paradoxically, the denial of the soul, which persists after the death of the body, led to the denial of the body itself, which is the basis of human identity. Modern man, who is said to be soulless, has no more hope of resurrection than the Sadducees before him. We somehow fear death even more, but we don’t engage with the reality of death.
Scott Hahn joins the show to talk about how the incarnation, death, and resurrection of the Son of God changed the way our civilization views the body, death, and the afterlife. Unfortunately, even Catholics today treat corpses in ways that do not convey this reality. But how we approach death and burial has the potential to mark Catholic difference and evangelize our culture.
content
[1:24] Current conflict with mortality and death (or lack thereof)
[4:28] Modern Gnostic Attitude towards the Body
[7:21] Ancient pagan reverence for corpses and that of the Hebrews
[15:08] Duality in the treatment of Jewish corpses
[23:48] Conversion to early Christian attitudes
[29:12] Rediscovering a healthy, balanced and hopeful view of the human body
[31:41] What does it mean that we will have a “spiritual body” after the resurrection?
[47:07] Catholic beliefs about the consequences of not properly burying the dead
[53:50] Revival of Cremation by French Revolutionaries, Freemasons, Communists, and Neo-Pagans as a Deliberate Attack on the Church
[59:51] The relationship between the sacraments, relics and the issue of cremation
[1:05:05] Fear of excessive death in the current pandemic. reason for hope
link
The desire to die: The meaning of death and the resurrection of the body in Christianity
https://stpaulcenter.com/product/hope-to-die-the-christian-meaning-of-death-and-the-resurrection-of-the-body/
“Philanthropy in all things (including the pandemic)”
https://www.lincolndiocese.org/news/diocesan-news/13928-in-all-things-charity-even-pandemics
scott hahn http://www.Scott Hahn.com/
emily stimpson chapman https://thecatholictable.com/about-emily-stimpson/
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