Daily Death, Eternal Life Fr. Matthew Tomeny, MIC reminds us that St. Anthony the Great taught a timeless maxim: “Die daily, if you wish to live eternally” (St. Anthony the Great, Apophthegmata Patrum). This ancient wisdom points directly to Jesus’ own invitation: “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it” (Mt 16:24; NABRE). The Gospel therefore does not present the cross as a burden to avoid, but as the very means by which we enter the ki