The unexpected death of a loved one is the hardest for people to deal with, particularly when the person is in seemingly good health and
“Throughout our lives, but especially at the hour of our death, evil spirits of infirmity and despair are wont to afflict souls. The remedy is clear: we trust in God’s mercy.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
This is a story of a miracle of the most important kind. My father is near the end of his life. He is 79 –
Dan Burke’s and Melissa Elson’s second interview of the ever-popular Fr. Michael Kerper on the subject of godparents, angels, guardian angels, ghosts, and damnation found in his book “A Priest Answers 27 Questions You Never Thought to Ask”.
Does asking for death constitute sin? And, what does despair have to do with it? Find out when Father John Bartunek responds to a reader’s question.
Can suffering have meaning? Father John Bartunek reflects on this and on the sacredness of human life in part two of this two-part series on responding to assisted suicide issues.
Why does God permit evil and the suffering that surrounds it? Father John Bartunek reflects on issues that often come up when people talk about assisted suicide; part one of this two-part series.
ON THE PAINS OF HELL “And these shall go into everlasting punishment.” Matthew 25:46 In committing sin, the sinner does two evils. He abandons God,
Folly of Sinners “For the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God.” 1 Corinthians 3:19 The Venerable John D’Avila [now St. John of Avila]
ON THE NUMBER OF SINS “Because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evil without fear.” cf Ecclesiastes 8:11
