When her daughter unexpectedly healed from her illness, Nathalie was so angry at the time that she felt unable to welcome the news. This was the starting point of a 250 miles pilgrimage that took her from Arles to the Italian border. This lonely trek brought her a long series of surprises. She told us how this pilgrimage helped her letting go of her anger.
Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest.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.
Is extreme unction the same thing as anointing the sick? Vatican II has broadened the understanding of the sacrament of extreme unction. As a result, today the sacrament of anointing the sick is no longer restricted to the dying. Interviewed…
People who are going through ordeals, including non-believers, claim they are serving their purgatory on earth. Are there any grounds to such a belief? In other words, can we serve our purgatory during this life? Don Paul Denizot, interviewed for the program Sanctuaires normands on RCF, clarifies the matter.
Melanie's life was ruined by narcissistic perverts. She wrote to the Shrine to express her incomprehension and inability to forgive. Here is her letter, along with Don Paul Denizot's answer. The fundamental question being: Can we forgive the unforgivable?