Category: Catholicism
Music Monday: Ubi Caritas in a stairwell
Not A Tame Lion
The Choirs of Angels
Since today is the memorial of our Guardian Angels, here’s a great graphic which outlines the nine choirs…
Wise Words on Wednesday: Catholic Politicians and Abortion
“Regarding the grave sin of abortion or euthanasia, when a person’s formal cooperation becomes manifest understood in the case of a Catholic politician as is consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws, his pastor should meet with him, instructing him about the church’s teaching, informing him that he is not to present himself for Holy Communion until he brings to an end the objective situation of sin and warning him that he will otherwise be denied the Eucharist.”
Cardinal Ratzinger, Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion: General Principles
UPDATE: A few days later…
Lewis Documentaries
I thought I’d put together a page with all the C.S. Lewis documentaries I’ve found on YouTube:
The Fiery Imagery of Purgatory
Recently, a listener to our C.S. Lewis podcast reached out to us. She had just begun RCIA with her family and they were quite taken aback when the priest described Purgatory in the following way:
“Purgatory is a place of fire and burning. However, there will be hope there because you will know you’re getting out someday.”
RCIA Class
It seemed to her that this would make the work of Christ incomplete. After the class, her daughter exclaimed:
“How do they expect anyone to convert if you’re still going to Hell? Because that’s exactly what Purgatory sounds like!”
When they got home, they did some googling and found several other sources that said Purgatory would be the same fire of hell, but with the hope of one day escaping.
Since my co-host and I had spoken about Purgatory on the podcast, she sent us a message expressing her consternation. I too once balked at the fire imagery I saw in some artistic depictions of Purgatory (such as in the altarpiece above), so I thought it would be a good idea to turn my answer into a blog post…