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Kresta in the Afternoon – January 23, 2024 – Hour 2

We reflect on death, eternity and the Resurrection with Randall Smith.

 

We’re All Going to Die – What’s the Point of Life?

Every one of us is going to die. In all likelihood, within a century of our death few people will know we existed. So if all he work for, learn, and experience simply comes to nothing, does life actually have any meaning? A Christian can answer Yes, citing the Hope of Heaven – but if Heaven is so wonderful, why waste our time on earth? As the Church has written for centuries, death is not a negation of life but a fulfillment of it. Randall Smith joins us.

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From Here to Eternity

Randall Smith is a full professor of Theology at the University of St Thomas in Houston, Texas. He's the author most recently of "From Here to Eternity: Reflections on Death, Immortality, and the Resurrection of the Body." His other books include "Reading the Sermons of Thomas Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide" and "Aquinas, Bonvanenture and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris." Visit him at randallbsmith.com
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