Parents should explain to their children, at an appropriate age, and in a nonthreatening manner, the reality of evil and the devil. One can even
Our primary goal in life is to get to Heaven. Everything is secondary to this. Earthly problems fade away, but Heaven and Hell are forever.
Recently, a local young man, 19 years of age, died in a tragic accident. I was blessed to serve at a memorial Mass for him.
Msgr. Charles Pope writes, “Of all the theological errors commonly held today, the most popular is surely the denial of the doctrine of hell.” This
Many people wonder why the God who is infinite love would sentence someone to an eternity of fiery punishment. Consequently, many entertain the idea that
The Scottish proverb, “Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead,” has become a popular toast. The Bible includes several
A few weeks ago, a friend asked me why Jesus did not go to the abode of the damned during the time between His Crucifixion
Everyone but atheists wants to know what the afterlife will be like. Athests seem to think that you just cease to exist when you die,
Last month I wrote about American heroes, especially comic book heroes. I think these heroes inspired American youth with positive influences for good. I didn’t
Our Lord tells us through sacred scripture, as well as through conscience, that we are responsible for the choices we make. Our choices determine who
We often hear people comforting a grieving friend or loved one at a wake or funeral say, “He (or she) is in heaven with Jesus
Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist?
As my son, Henry, and I were returning from a seminar on “The harvest is ripe, but the laborers few” (Mt.9:35-38 NAB), he asked me,
Our culture recognizes the physical world and has developed a detailed study of it through observation and experimentation. There is also a spiritual world that
God’s mercy and justice are perfect. And therein lays a conundrum for some. Just how, they wonder, does perfect mercy and justice work? In our
On Good Friday we remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, and on Easter Sunday we celebrate his Resurrection from the dead – but
Many people argue that God is not going to send those who refuse to love Him and obey Him to everlasting hell like He has
One never learns what evil is promoted in our country until one is finally confronted with it. Here is the current law for education of
The four last things: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven. These are the things that our souls are progressing toward daily, as our earthly life moves
How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the “Golden Rule”, become a pariah to so many? How did
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
The answer to the question, “Will everyone be saved?”, would appear to be simply a matter of fact, yes or no. But, is it? The
