Death as a Grace

Linda Bader describes death as a way for humanity to avoid remaining forever separated from God. Writing for The Catholic Telegraph, Bader notes that while death entered the world as a consequence of disobedience in the Garden of Eden, God used it to protect humanity from the tree of life.

Bader explains that through Jesus Christ, death and sin are conquered, allowing people to reside eternally with God. This reality is celebrated during the Easter liturgy through the Exultet, which refers to the fall of Adam as a happy fault because it resulted in the coming of a glorious Redeemer.