At this point, he didn't have faith in an afterlife. She spoke to him again about becoming Catholic. But as usual, he just laughed and said "no." So she kept praying.
His dad died in 2016. But a stranger than strange coincidence reminded him that death isn't the end of our relationship with our loved ones. Read about it here.
Saint Faustina and St. Joseph are spiritual kin in the exemplary way they sought to do the will of God. Through them, we get a glimpse of the spiritual blueprints to sanctification and everlasting life.
t's no wonder that devotion to St. Joseph stands as a thoroughly practical endeavor. Father Dan Cambra, MIC, the spiritual director of the Holy Souls Sodality, likes to think of St. Joseph as our "handyman in Heaven."
November traditionally is the month of prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Did you know that the Founder of the Marian Fathers had an extraordinary devotion of praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory?
A member of the Holy Souls Sodality is making friends in Heaven by adding everyone she's ever known who has passed away to a "bucket list" of intercessory prayer.
While to our modern ears "hell" has come to represent the fiery realm of the damned, in Scripture — and in the Creed — the "hell" in question held both the righteous and evil "while they await the redeemer."
Mary Immaculate and the Souls in Purgatory: What's the Connection?
Why does our religious Congregation — named for the Immaculate Conception — put so much emphasis on the Holy Souls in Purgatory? It's elementary. Father Dan Cambra, MIC, explains.
"We're dedicated to praying not only for the souls in Purgatory, but also about preparing people to die well," said Fr. Dan, addressing the nearly 175 attendees of the 8th Annual Mercy for Souls Conference.
