Last Words: Final Thoughts of Catholic Saints and Sinners - Softcover

Thigpen, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0867167246 ISBN 13: 9780867167245

Publisher: Servant, 2006

Synopsis

The last words of the dying have long captured the popular imagination. Why this abiding interest in exit lines? Perhaps because these final words—spoken in hope or fear, joy or sorrow—provide a view from the border between this world and the next.

As this provocative and sometimes amusing collection illustrates, those who have gone before leave us with much more than helpful epigrams or witticisms. Paul Thigpen points out that their final words can actually "point us to fundamental realities—to the very heart of God." Even those sinners and strays who failed to live their faith may reveal much about the final shape of things to come.

From comforting to sobering, these selections provide food for thought regarding the nature of Christian hope and the promise of eternal life.

About this title

About the Author:

PAUL THIGPEN, Ph.D., is editor of The Catholic Answer, a bimonthly magazine, and executive director of The Stella Maris Center for Faith and Culture in Savannah, Georgia. A nationally known speaker, award-winning journalist and bestselling author, he has published more than thirty books, including Blood of the Martyrs, Seed of the Church: Stories of Catholics Who Died for Their Faith (Servant) and The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End-Times Fever (Ascension).

Review:

...a pleasure to read as well as a delight to dip into for an instant spiritual pick-me-up. The last words of these Catholic saints and sinners have the power to revive the life of the spirit. Their deaths can be our resurrection. --Joseph Pearce, author, Literary Converts

...an amazing book...enormously interesting...elegantly organized...instructive to the point of being frightening (what will I say at my own death?)... --Thomas Howard, author, On Being Catholic
...brilliantly arranged around the last words of Jesus...Thigpen s own insightful reflections on death and dying encourage us to live a life of faith and grace the best long-term preparation for coining our own last words. He has given us a unique and refreshing treasury of quotes for prayerful meditation. --Bert Ghezzi, author, The Sign of the Cross

About this edition

• Publisher: Servant
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0867167246
• ISBN 13: 9780867167245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 219