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Purgatory: What's It All About?
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

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.

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Why I Continue to Pray for My Deceased Son
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

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.

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The Final Judgment
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

The Final Judgment

When Christ returns to earth, all human souls will be joined to immortal bodies to face a public tribunal of every human deed from the beginning of history to its end.

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Combating Hedonism by Living the Message of Fatima
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

Combating Hedonism by Living the Message of Fatima

Our Lady came to Fatima to begin the formation of her “A Team” – a team of new “missionary disciples” who would be bright lights in a time of darkness, and by living an authentically Catholic life, would mission to people who had received a perverted form of the Catholic Faith through Modernism; disciples who would allow Jesus' victory over the Strongman to be fully effective in their lives. She knew it wouldn’t be easy for them because Hedonism – a direct consequence of Modernism – has infected everyone. The antidote is to respond to her urgent call to prayer, penance and reparation.

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Why is there Temporal Punishment for Sin?Didn't Jesus Pay Our Debt?
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

Why is there Temporal Punishment for Sin?Didn't Jesus Pay Our Debt?

I was discussing Penance, purgatory, and indulgences (among many other topics) with a friend, and the topic of temporal punishment came up. Temporal punishment happens to be closely linked to indulgences, which happen to be linked to the effects of Sacramental Penance, so it was only natural that it be next in line for discussion.

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