A number of parishioners mentioned this month that they were seeking indulgences for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Some might ask: Indulgences? Are they still
Today let’s take up a thorny question that I am often asked – can people in Purgatory communicate with us? In other words, are ghosts
“From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so
Did you know that you’re in the Bible? Yes, you! Despite the fact that it was written two thousand years ago, YOU might have made
We are pleased to share a book review by guest writer Joseph Tuttle on Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey. Vernon, Mark.
The Truth about Purgatory, by Fr. Martin Jugie. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2022). 272 pp., $19.95. In The Truth about Purgatory, acclaimed author Fr.
Between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able,
Guest post by Chandra Nugraha, Singapore. How to mention your devotions to non-Catholics: I pray the Divine Office: I pray the Psalms at some points
So today it hit me so hard (like a tonne of bricks!) that I might be single for the rest of my life. Spouseless and
Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young; I will set up an everlasting covenant with you, that you
For the past three months, the liturgical calendar has been reminding us of our spiritual allies. Towards the end of September, we commemorated the feast
“Our souls demand Purgatory, don’t they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, ‘It is true, my son, that your breath
If you do not forgive others, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive you. Jesus could have said this to the scribes and Pharisees accusing the
I have been thinking about saints a lot recently. Not any particular saint, but just saints in general. You see, a few years ago I
I feel truly blessed by God to be on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that spans nearly ten weeks. The pilgrimage has afforded me
First of all: Happy Halloween, Happy All Saints Day, Happy All Souls Day, and Happy Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time! This sequence of days (okay,
