DENVER, Colorado – There’s an old Latin phrase that’s suddenly new again – at least in the realm of Catholic Twitter™. The resurgence of the the Latin phrase “memento mori” (remember your death) is ...

When I was a little girl, I lived in my grandparents’ home, alongside my father and brother. Because of this, I was privy to a lot of early life lessons, particularly related to death. I would ...

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 ...

“Memento mori” is the Latin word for ‘remember that you [have to] die’. It’s not a call to despair. It’s a call to appreciate life right now. It’s an ancient practice of remembering that life is not ...

From writer extraordinaire Cory Doctorow, via the equally extraordinary Make Magazine intermediary: I’m often puzzled by how satisfying older technology is. What a treat it is to muscle around an ...

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 ...

“Memento” comes from the imperative form of “meminisse,” a Latin verb that literally means “to remember.” (The term “memento mori,” meaning “a reminder of mortality,” translates as “remember that you ...

What would the world look like if everyone lived like it was their last day on earth? Chaos. It might seem liberating but in truth would be quite terrible. Who would follow the law? Who would care ...