Father Jim Livingston, the pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake, notes that there’s a lot of Catholic humor around the concept of ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

Bishop Michael Izen suggested that purgatory is not a place between heaven and hell but rather a place of purification ...

The word Purgatory is related to the verb - to purge - which means to cleanse or purify. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC): All who die in God's grace and friendship ...

The fires of this temporary hell are a “burning shame” and “searing regret,” a source of redemption, and, as such, a “Protestant” purgatory. The horror of the Roman Catholic purgatory ...

Who is the visitor to purgatory that the souls there most long to see? Our Blessed Mother, of course. Our Lady does go there to help souls. Some saints have been shown or told this and they attest ...

This is what informs the decision about whether they are sent to Heaven, Purgatory or Hell. Many Catholics believe that all Christians will eventually go to Heaven and that the good followers of ...

Because St. Louis Cathedral sits on the city's main square in the French Quarter, most of the tourists who come to New Orleans take a moment to peek inside. That curiosity coupled with the cathedr ...

“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is the Roman poet Virgil, Dante’s companion and guide, in ...

Q: Please explain what an indulgence is and how it can reduce or eliminate the time a soul must spend in purgatory. A: Indulgences are perhaps one of the more misunderstood parts of Catholic practi ...