Does Heaven really exist?
One of the lyrics of a song by Michel Berger goes like this: “Je m’en irai courir dans le paradis blanc, loin des regards de haine et des combats de sang” [I will go run across the white paradise, far…
One of the lyrics of a song by Michel Berger goes like this: “Je m’en irai courir dans le paradis blanc, loin des regards de haine et des combats de sang” [I will go run across the white paradise, far…
Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest. It is also eliciting reactions, some of them very hostile. However, far from the daunting representations it's been saddled with, Purgatory is full of light.
Purgatory may sound as an elusive reality or something outdated. Still, whether people feel attracted by it, or disturbed or repelled, in Montligeon we are observing that more and more people are interested in this truth of faith. Could it…
What happens at the moment of death? Accordint to the Church, judgment takes place when the soul separates from the body. This encourages us to learn to love and forgive right now.
Since purgatory is a preparatory stage to paradise, it would seem that we spend a certain amount of time there. But the most pressing question is: how much?
Far from being a time to suffer God's vengeance, Purgatory is where we will be purified and learn to love
The 'eclipse' of death in our secularized West is a factor responsible for our anguish. What if we were to look it in the face?
We’re all afraid of suffering, and that’s normal. What about suffering at the end of life? What kind of suffering are we talking about? What about assisted suicide? Analysis by don Paul Denizot for the Sanctuaires normands program on RCF.…
Purgatory is not hell. It is the antechamber to paradise, and is both justice and mercy.
Purgatory belongs to the Catholic faith. However, aspects of it can be found in other cultures and religions, which affirm that purification is necessary after death.