Memento mori, a Latin phrase meaning "remember you must die," encourages us to live life to the fullest. The phrase originates from ancient Rome, where a servant would remind victorious generals of ...

In early September, the historic Philosophical Research Society (PRS) on Los Feliz Boulevard will transform into a haven for those intrigued by life’s most profound—and often avoided—topic: death. In ...

During the peak of the pandemic, Depeche Mode‘s members found themselves simultaneously making sense of Covid’s widespread loss while trying to appreciate life in the moment. Those two themes kept ...

ASU Freshman Brett Cornell and his filmmaker friends had an idea, and in the span of one day, they shot the short film "Memento Mori." Months later, it's nominated for a national award at the Phoenix ...

In Pompeii’s ruins, buried beneath three meters of volcanic ash, was a two-millennia-old mosaic concerning the transitoriness of all things. Now exhibited in the National Archeology Museum in nearby ...

How to remember that we must die on Ash Wednesday. Whenever anyone entered my childhood home in upstate New York, they would see two framed black-and-white photographs on our dining room table. If ...

“Advent would mean nothing if Jesus did not come to save us from death, humanity’s most intimidating enemy and impossible adversary,” Sister Theresa Aletheia writes. 'Memento Mori: An Advent Companion ...