VIDEO: Why God cannot forgive the sin of suicide

"Life is disappointing? Forget it!" So says the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret. Can anyone say that he has never contemplated suicide? We have an unhappy love relationship. We face financial disaster. Our health has deteriorated to the point that we are just waiting for death, praying to be relieved of our suffering. So we say to ourselves, "I don't want to be a burden on others any longer."

In those and many other dire circumstances, thoughts of suicide come easily. And the miracles of modern medicine, practised by those who care not for God, make it possible for us to depart this vale of tears, shuffle off the mortal coil, and end it all, with no fuss or bother, perhaps even no pain. You don't even have to do it yourself. A doctor will be pleased to "assist" you, with a look of compassion on his face while pocketing the fee.

Dear reader, no matter how bad things may be, you mustn't do that! You can pray for a happy death, an easy death, for release... but you must leave that to God. In his homily preached today, Good Shepherd Sunday, at Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Thorold ON, Father Robert Novokowsky, FSSP, explains why suicide, including "medically assisted death" (MAID), is the one sin that God cannot forgive.

Please share this with any of your family and friends who are struggling to make descisions about the end of life. God will bless you... and them!