Memento Mori & the Resurrection

Trending with Timmerie celebrates Halloween ushering in All Saints Day with a dive into the significance of the resurrection of Christ and our own bodies as we ponder death and the after life this Halloween. (0:42) Timmerie turns to the great tradition of “Memento Mori” “remember your death” and how the Church has used human skeletons for  more than decorations.  (27:47)

Resources mentioned : 

 

What is Halloween?  

https://relevantradio.com/2023/10/what-is-halloween-how-to-celebrate/

Legend of the Jack O lanterns

https://relevantradio.com/2023/10/legend-of-the-jack-olantern/ 

 

St. Alphonsus  

https://amzn.to/3tWOH3m 

 

Meet the Fantastically Bejeweled Skeletons of Catholicism’s Forgotten Martyrs Smithsonian Magazine 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-fantastically-bejeweled-skeletons-of-catholicisms-forgotten-martyrs-284882/

 

Church of bones in Rome!!! Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini

(Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins)

https://museoecriptacappuccini.it/en/the-crypt/ 

Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University.