Lord, will those who are saved be few?
“We must make our own salvation and the salvation of all those around us, our top priorities...
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The Four Last Things—Judgment
Each of us has a beginning (conceived by our parents) and each of us will have an end (death and...
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The Four Last Things—Death
One of the recurring themes you will read on this site is that we are not made for Earth, but for...
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How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
If “God so loved the world,” how can he possibly send people to hell? Is he a loving Father or a...
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Desire Not the Death of the Sinner
The daily readings during Lent often punch me in the gut a little. I have my prayer and...
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Parables About the Kingdom
Today’s gospel concludes the thirteenth chapter of Matthew and its seven parables about the growth...
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We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Talk about Hell
“Recognizing that hell is a reality leads me to a richer life, not anxious one. ”...
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Parables About the Kingdom
Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” on the Altar Wall in the Sistine Chapel...
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Lord, will those who are saved be few?
I once heard a comment from a friend who was preparing a homily for today’s passage from...
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Heaven and Hell—What Every Catholic Must Know About The Four Last Things
In the first two installments of this series on the Four Last Things, we examined what every...
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Practical Ideas for Spiritual Growth
What Life’s All About When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them sanctifying grace, that is, they...
Read MoreDaily Quote — from St. Polycarp
“You threaten me with fire which burns for an hour, and after a little is extinguished, but are ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and of eternal punishment, reserved for the ungodly. But why do you tarry? Bring forth...
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