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Kresta in the Afternoon – August 28, 2023 – Hour 2

Our society’s fear of death makes it hard to appreciate the anointing of the sick. Roger Nutt from Ave Maria University gives us a re-introduction to the sacrament. 

 

Is Death a Gift?

Despite the efforts of some transhumanists, all of us are going to die someday. In his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul writes that for him “to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” This idea that death could be a gain is foreign to our society and even to many Christians. This discomfort with death might be why the Anointing of the Sick tends to be an underappreciated sacrament. Roger Nutt is here to re-introduce us to the gift of this sacrament.

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Dr. Roger Nutt serves as Provost, Professor of Theology, Editor-in-Chief of Sapientia Press at Ave Maria University where he co-directs the Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal. He holds the degrees of S.T.B, S.T.L., and S.T.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy and a Master’s in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University. He is also a professional member of The Academy of Catholic Theology. Dr. Nutt’s research and teaching focuses on Christology and Sacramental Theology, with an emphasis on St. Thomas Aquinas. These interests are reflected in the three books that he authored: Thomas Aquinas’ ‘De Unione Verbi Incarnati,’ General Principles of Sacramental Theology; and To Die is Gain: A Theological (re-)Introduction to the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick for Clergy, Laity, Caregivers, and Everyone Else. Dr. Nutt has also co-edited a number of volumes and authored numerous articles and chapters on St. Thomas Aquinas, Sacramental Theology, and Christology.
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