The pains of purgatory are like those endured by the athlete or artist in quest of perfection. A pianist must learn to read music, practice every day, take instruction from the master and ...

2. It’s still about grace, not works. Critics of purgatory say it was an invention of medieval Catholicism, and in fact Rome only explicitly defined the doctrine in the 13th century.

Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:00 am. On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way.

It”s weird to be back in the Our Lady of La Salette parish center after all this time. It reminds me of pancake breakfasts and Sunday school and construction paper and dumb icebreakers at confirmation ...

I was supposed to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil this year. ... A soon-to-be Catholic’s coronavirus purgatory. Seth Haines May 13, 2020.

Let’s not make care for the poor souls in Purgatory a mere 24-hour remembrance. Let’s make it a lifetime mission.

I’m sure you can imagine my surprise, when in the Oct. 29 edition of “Religion Roundtable,” I discovered that a unique question of Catholic doctrine was posed to two protestant ...

This Sunday (Nov. 2), on what is known as All Souls’ Day, Roman Catholics around the world will be praying for loved ones who have died and for all those who have passed from this life to the next.

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of ...

It’s weird to be back in the Our Lady of La Salette parish center after all this time. It reminds me of pancake breakfasts and Sunday school and construction paper and dumb icebreakers at confirmation ...