Purgatory Now – “The practicing Catholic starts with the end-goal of heaven and more specifically the Beatific Vision, and, in working backwards, knows they must die in a state of grace in order to enjoy […]
A memento mori at the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way.But why do C… […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on the Commemoration of All Souls, November 2, 2022, at Our Lady of the Atonement Church in San Antonio (Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter). Allow me […]
If you aren’t nerdy enough to read The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and also the appendices to the books, then you aren’t nerdy enough. I’m kidding, of course, but it is true […]
The baroque fresco of St. Nicholas of Tolentino by Morazzone, 16th century, in the side nave of Chiesa di San Agostino (Basilica of St. Augustine) in Rome. / Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock
St. Louis, Mo., Sep 10, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Catho… […]
Fictional portrayals of purgatory have a grand lineage. Dante climbed the seven-tiered mountain centuries ago, and Tolkien placed his character Niggle (in the short story “Leaf by Niggle”) in a sort of otherworldly hospital-cum-labor camp. […]
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 smells and your rags drip with mud and slime, but […]
"Memento Mori: An Advent Companion on the Last Things,” by Sr. Theresa Aletheia / Courtesy of the Daughters of St. Paul
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2021 / 14:10 pm (CNA).
Catholics should contemplate death in preparation for Baby Je… […]
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Vatican City, Nov 2, 2021 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Nestled in Rome just outside the Vatican, a small unassuming museum dedicated to the souls in Purgatory displays simple items such as prayer books and clothing…. […]
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Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2021 / 18:30 pm (CNA).
In the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco,” the main character, Miguel, accidentally passes over into the land of the dead on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the D… […]
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