Is it the case, as some spiritual writers suggest, that the least pains in purgatory surpass the greatest earthly suffering? Or, as others propose, that the joys of purgatory surpass the greatest ...

We take a look at what the Catholic saints and theologians have to say about the afterlife. According to Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange OP (1877–1964), this is a place where almost all souls go for ...

Depending on how you look at things, we either got a lovely extended fall or were robbed of primo skiing due to unseasonably warm weather. If your thinking falls into the latter camp, you’ll be glad ...

Purgatory opens Saturday, November 21, for its fiftieth anniversary season, and the ski area is planning to have a party. There will be lawn games on the beach, plus drink specials and a DJ on the ...

(RNS) A reworked version of purgatory is something that has intrigued some Protestants, and it seems to have won over more than a few. (RNS) This Sunday (Nov. 2), on what is known as All Souls’ Day, ...

On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way. But why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead — not only on Nov. 2 but also on ...

Have you noticed how many Catholics seem to have forgotten purgatory? When a loved one dies they say, “Aunt Hilda has gone to be with the Lord” or “Daddy is in heaven now.” or they comfort the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PURGATORY —James Coleman is standing thigh-deep in snow amid a web of pressurized snowmaking hoses. He’s leaning over a homemade manifold, part of an ...