The Secret to Dying Well – 1

08/28/2024
|By Fr. Steven Schmieder, EP

Summary of the Course

 

We will all die one day, and preparation for death cannot be left to the last moment, especially since we have no way of knowing when that will be. So, before we begin, ask yourself: If I were to die today, what would my eternal destiny be?

Fr. Steven Schmieder, EP Fr. Steven Schmieder, EP

Father Steven Frederick Schmieder is a Catholic priest and member of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life, Virgo Flos Carmeli. Currently, he is a Professor of Canon Law at the International House of Studies of Virgo Flos Carmeli at the São Tomás de Aquino Theological Institute. Over the many years that he has been serving the Church, he has preached a number of Retreats and helped numerous people in their spiritual lives. Over the many years that he has been serving the Church, he has preached a number of Retreats and helped numerous people in their spiritual lives.

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1 – And me, where would I go?

This is a course that could change your life and, more importantly, your eternal destiny. It brings to you the experience of a priest…
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Lesson 2 – Abandoning oneself in God’s hands

This lesson will address the difficulty that many people claim to have that prevents them from keeping the Commandments…
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Lesson 3 – My attachments

Are you aware of the importance of detachment from creatures and things? Do you realise how undue attachments wreak havoc in our relationship with God?…

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