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Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: Five Deadly Assumptions to Avoid for Our Salvation – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: Five Deadly Assumptions to Avoid for Our Salvation

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By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange,

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme OMV is a Roman Catholic Priest of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary currently on missionary assignment in the Philippines. He serves in the Congregations’ Retreat Ministry and in the House of Formation for novices and theologians in Antipolo, Philippines. He blogs at www.toquenchhisthirst.wordpress.com.

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate.”

Avatar photoA woman recently shared with me how she had prepared everything for her funeral so that she would not be a burden to her relatives when she passed away. She had a brand-new urn for her cremains, a favorite spot in her yard for her resting place, and even the chapel where the funeral Mass would be held.

When I asked her if she was also preparing her soul for heaven, her blank stare showed me that she had not thought deeply of that at all. She was so busy preparing for the details of her funeral that she had completely ignored the question about where her soul was heading. She seemed to assume that she was already on the way to heaven. …