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The Four Last Things

Series of talks on the 4 Last Things. As always we start with Death.

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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.

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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).

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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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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).

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Valuable Lessons Learned in the Darkness

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Praying the Stations with Mary While Mourning a Loved One’s Death

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Catholic Stories of Faith & Hope - How God Brings Good Out of Suffering

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Grief & Joy

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The Saints and Overcoming Grief

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November: Walking with the Church in Sorrow and Joy

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The Culture of Life and Ministering to those Grieving a Miscarriage

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Scripture Speaks: Grief Turned to Joy

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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.