Til Death Do Us Part

Til Death Do Us Part

Welcome to the podcast where a married couple talks about death. Drawing on their work as an author and pastor, Christiana and Matthew Peterson discuss this most mysterious of human experiences and how looking more closely at our mortality can actually be life-giving. We hope you'll join us.

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February 12, 2024 29 mins

Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday, a day on the Christian calendar that emphasizes our mortality. Christiana and Matthew talk about what this liturgical season can teach us about death. They also dive into New Orleans' famous group The Northside Skull and Bone Gang who have been waking the dead and impacting the living for over 200 years.

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Christiana and Matthew talk about the origins of Memento mori and why practicing Memento Mori can actually help us become more compassionate to those suffering across the world.

They also share a few things that have made them remember their death.

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Terror managment theory

No small endeavor with Azim Khamisa

and Amy Grant

Cynthia Bourgeault

Dorothy Day: Beauty Will Save the World by Kate Hennessy

Christiana's IG account

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November 2, 2023 34 mins

From incorruptible saints of the Catholic Church to Diogenes the Cynic, Christiana and Matthew discuss the question that has been debated for centuries: Do the bodies of the dead matter?

*Warning: Frank discussion of corpses and dead bodies.

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October 26, 2023 15 mins

Christiana talks about the origins of Halloween and what Halloween might have to teach us about death.

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October 13, 2023 35 mins
  • Why do people tend to avoid thinking about death in our Euro-western culture? Christiana and Matthew discuss some of these reasons and also why avoiding death increases our anxiety, our loneliness, and our fears.


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    September 28, 2023 21 mins

    Christiana and Matthew set the stage for future episodes by talking about some of the ways our Euro-Western culture often avoids death, by introducing the idea of Memento Mori, and by discussing why they both think death is such a significant topic for Christians and for all of us. They'll also introduce themselves, explaining their motivation for exploring this weird and wonderful topic of death.


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    September 18, 2023 1 min

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    Til Death Do Us Part, a podcast where a married couple talks about death. 

    Drawing on their work as an author and pastor, co-hosts Christiana and Matthew Peterson discuss how our culture often ignores death, the most mysterious of human experiences, and how looking more deeply at our mortality might also be life-giving. 



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