The Catholic dogma on death, Heaven and hell establishes that there is eternal life after death and our soul is immortal. Heaven is our goal. Death which is the mysterious door to eternal life is important to contemplate in order not to miss Heaven. Thinking on death is the most profitable meditation we can make. Indeed, Our Lord’s most holy passion and death offers us the greatest meditation, but pondering our own imminent death can bring us great fruit as it prepares us for the most important thing we will do: enter into eternity. In this book, Thomas à Kempis guides the reader to consider the last four things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. One of the devil’s favourite words is tomorrow. But God’s is today. Meditations on Death is like a mini-retreat that will redirect your heart to eternal things rather than passing things. For to contemplate the hour of your death is to already have one foot in heaven.
