This research bears out Frankl’s observations of those struggling to live in the face of death. The instinct to live and the desire for life depend on a sense of meaning and purpose. Originally ...
The authors conclude, “Clearly, engendering a sense of meaning or purpose, as a way of staving off feelings of being a burden and no longer feeling worthy of respect, is a cornerstone of dignity ...
Such was the fate of the Pagan feast of Samhain, and so too did the death rituals of the Nahua come to be aligned with All Saints and All Souls Day. The significance of Día de los Muertos was ...
The liturgical observance of this day of Christ's suffering, crucifixion and death evidently has been in existence from the earliest days of the Church. No Mass is celebrated on this day ...