Welcome to the Jeff Kaven show, where we talk about the Bible, discipleship, and evangelization,

putting it all together and living as activated disciples.

This is show 419. Momentumori. Remember death.

So glad that I can be with you today.

You are family to me.

And, you know, in the course of your life, a lot of different things happen.

A lot of very joyful things like the mysteries.

And then there's also, you know, the sorrowful things in life that take place.

And then there's also the glorious.

And the glorious is what we really look forward to as far as eternity goes.

The beatific vision to see God face to face.

Well, I'm currently right now with my mother, and she is expected to pass away in the next 48 hours.

And so I wanted to take just a moment to break away and spend a little bit with you, my friend, my family, and that's a question that

might come up. Jeff, why are you spending time with us? Well, your family, and I need your prayers,

and I need your intercession, and I'm asking for it. My mother's name is Trish, Patricia Kavens,

and my father passed away five months ago, And we didn't know that we'd be

facing our mother passing away so quickly, but that's the way it has turned out. She's 88 years old

and she's Catholic, and she's an Irish Catholic, raised Catholic, raised me Catholic, and has been a great mother.

A wonderful mother is an example in bringing me to church all the years that I was growing up,

and she's the one that most of the time drove me up to the church to go to confession,

and certainly the sacramental prep. But it is always a difficult time,

you know, and you're letting go of a part of your life, at least life as you knew it, physical,

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