Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Outwitting Death
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Jesus wept when Lazarus died (cf. Jn. 11-1-45).
By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, March 27, 2023
Fact of life: After death, the skin turns black and oozes cadaverine. As Jesus approached the tomb of Lazarus, Martha warned: “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” (Jn. 11:39)
We are ambivalent about death. Jesus wept when Lazarus died (cf. Jn. 11-1-45). St. Paul fearlessly taunted: “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” (1 Cor. 15-55) The ambivalence extends to Genesis. The Tree of Life guarantees eternal sustenance to Adam and Eve in their joyful obedience. God removes the Tree after Original Sin bringing death—both as a punishment for sin and as a gift to limit temporal punishment. Before the Fall, death was unnatural; after the Fall, death became an unnatural part of nature, to coin an oxymoron. ….
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Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. …