It’s a situation we never hope to find ourselves in, and can never be fully prepared to face. A loved one is in an accident or becomes terminally ill, and you are the one God places in the position of having to choose whether or not to end life-support measures. This can fill a person (or a family) with incredibly conflicted thoughts and emotions. You want the best for your loved one. And you don’t want them to experience undue suffering. But, “pull the plug?” You know that your “yes” to that question means that your loved will pass away and come face-to-face with Jesus and their judgment. If you’ve had to make this gut-wrenching decision, call Wednesday and share your experience.
Here is a helpful guide to end-of-life decisions published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center.
11/14/2018 at 1:11 am
from the former Latin mass for the deceased, the recessional hymn “In paradisum” ( pahr – ah – dees – oom)
May the angels lead you into paradise
at your coming may the martyrs receive you
and lead you to the holy city Jerusalem.
May the chorus of angels receive you
and, with Lazarus, once poor,
may you have eternal rest.
LikeLike
11/14/2018 at 1:20 pm
Very beautiful, Richard. Thanks for posting this!
LikeLike
11/15/2018 at 12:21 pm
Hello!I so appreciate that you ran 2 shows on this topic.I see the link to the bioethics center but wondering if you can let me know if and how I can get paper copies of this info and if you can direct me to where the Bishop’s article is.Thans!
God bless you extra for how you help us through your ministry.
LikeLike
11/15/2018 at 12:55 pm
Kris, the link is now on the website. God bless you!
LikeLike