Resources to Prepare for Death
We don’t claim that this list is perfect, but we hope it will support your journey of preparing for death—and eternity.
We do not have any financial ties with any of the below (unfortunately) nor do we endorse everything in them.
Books
Non-Fiction
To Die Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon’s Guide to the End of Life - Dr. Stephen Doran
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - Atul Gawande
How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapters - Sherwin Nuland
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) - Sallie Tisdale
Gone from My Sight - Barbara Karnes (and other books from her series)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
H is for Hawk - Helen McDonald
Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
The Happiest Man on Earth - Eddie Jaku
A Very Easy Death - Simone De Beauvoir
Fiction
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner
The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis
Three Deaths - Leo Tolstoy
The Shack - Wm. Paul Young
Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
Watch
Being Mortal (made in conjunction with the above book by the same author)
The Way (2010)
Field of Dreams
A Man for All Seasons
Molokai: the Story of Father Damien
Ones that the rest of the family may enjoy
The Kid (2000)
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Lion King
Big Hero 6
Old Yeller
Up
The Black Stallion (1979)
Websites
https://www.artofdyingwell.org/
https://www.rd.com/list/how-prepare-for-death/
https://theconversationproject.org/
https://deathoverdinner.org/
https://funerals.org/
https://eolupodcast.com/
https://catholiclegacy.com/ (thanks for the recommendation, Gina!)
Let us know if you have favorites you’d like to see added!
In order of photos from top to bottom, shout out to Roman Kraft, Lacie Slezak, & Andrew Neel on Unsplash.