Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: Time to Refocus on the Last Four Things

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange, April 1, 2025

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

Jesus was informed of the unjust and tragic slaughter of His Galilean folks at the hands of Pilate: “Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices” (Lk. 13:1-19). You would expect Jesus to be irked by such wickedness on Pilate’s part, but He did not lament or comment on this tragedy. He also didn’t blame to anyone for it, to Pilate or to His countrymen. On the contrary, He used this moment to emphasize the most important issue—the issue of personal salvation.

But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did.

Rather than focus on the unjust murder of these people, He invites His listeners to focus on what happens to their immortal souls after death.

For us to pay due attention to the salvation of our souls amidst all the concerns of our daily lives, we must keep in our minds and hearts what is traditionally called the Four Last Things, i.e. Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. These are the most certain and unavoidable things that we tend to ignore today but which hold the key to our fidelity, to our commitment as disciples of Jesus Christ here on earth….

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