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Consoling the Heart of Jesus in Our Suffering
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BLOG POSTS
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Purgatory: What's It All About?
God respects the free will of people on earth. We can consciously choose what to do and how to do it. But since the beginning of time people have used their free will to choose sin. It is the misuse of human free will that leads to moral evil, like greed, envy, lust, lying, gossip, anger, pride, etc., in our world.
Sharing a Coke with Brett
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that: "Our prayer for them [those who have died] is capable not only of helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective" (CCC, 958).
Why I Continue to Pray for My Deceased Son
Isn't he already in Heaven?
My son died unexpectedly. It took him completely by surprise. Because of that, he did not have a chance to prepare or to do penance for his sins. That is where purgatory comes in and where I, as his mother, can do for him what he can no longer do for himself! It gives me joy to be able to help him this way.
Taking on the Strong Man through Redemptive Suffering
How can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house (Matthew 12:29).
Valuable Lessons Learned in the Darkness
Praying the Stations with Mary While Mourning a Loved One’s Death
Catholic Stories of Faith & Hope - How God Brings Good Out of Suffering
Grief & Joy
The Saints and Overcoming Grief
November: Walking with the Church in Sorrow and Joy
The Culture of Life and Ministering to those Grieving a Miscarriage
Scripture Speaks: Grief Turned to Joy
Spiritual Warfare: Living Water of Redemptive Suffering
The material from this post was written many years before my son's death in 2015 but the lessons learned and habits formed at that time in my life were so important in enabling me to stay connected to God during my darkest hour.
Grief as Spiritual Purification and Renewal
The Profound Agony of Miscarriage
Tragic Death Makes an Apostle of Mercy
Miscarriage and the Challenge of Pieta
Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death to Deeper Intimacy
DEAR FATHER | Purgatory is a purifying process that draws us closer to heaven
DEAR FATHER | Must we commit ourselves to prayer for loved ones who have died?
Through Him, With Him, In Him
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