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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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Free Will & Heaven
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

Free Will & Heaven

Even though we have been saved by Christ’s passion and death on the cross, we will not be able to enter heaven until we are fully able and willing not to sin and have learned how to completely align our will with God’s Will and doing only the good (not sin).

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What the Church Teaches about Heaven
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

What the Church Teaches about Heaven

Every soul who has died in the love of God will enter heaven, either immediately after death or following a purification in purgatory. All souls will be perfectly happy in heaven, but some souls will enjoy a higher degree of happiness than others.

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An Exorcist Describes Death, Judgement, and Our Everlasting Life
Terri Thomas Terri Thomas

An Exorcist Describes Death, Judgement, and Our Everlasting Life

I wish to include some basic notions of Christian eschatology, which, because of the Resurrection of Christ give a reason for great hope to everyone — in particular, to those who suffer from evil spells. Our life, our earthly pilgrimage, and our suffering are not the fruit of a blind randomness; rather, they are ordered for our greater good and definitive friendship with God.

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