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Couldn't make it to this year's 9th Annual Mercy for Souls Conference at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy? Well, read all about it here.

In light of the perilous state of traditional family life in our culture, we can learn a lot through a miraculous incident that occurred 102 years ago this month. It features the man we've been honoring this year: St. Joseph.

At the General Audience of Wednesday 4 August 1999, following his catecheses on heaven and hell, the Holy Father Pope John Paul  II reflected on Purgatory. He explained that physical integrity is necessary to enter into perfect communion with God therefore "the term purgatory does not indicate a place, but a condition of existence," where Christ "removes … the remnants of imperfection."

While recently reading the new Marian Press book, After Suicide: There's Hope for Them and for You, Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC, was reminded of a saying from a formator of his. With that in mind, Fr. Dan shares an excerpt from the new book.

Watch Fr. Dan Cambra's full talk at the Ninth Annual Mercy for Souls Conference.

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.

Saint Joseph is known as the "Terror of Demons." What does this title mean? Find out here.

If you want to see what true manhood looks like, look no further than this man. Societies crumble without men like him.

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.

Let's talk about love — about infinite love, the love that transcends the temporal, that's beyond mere feelings and desires.

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.

The tragic death of Teresa's beloved son Steven led her to have a devotion to praying for the Holy Souls.

It'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."

Learn about St. Perpetua and why she's what Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC, calls a "Purgatory mystic."

Father Dan Cambra, MIC, addresses why some saints' view of Purgatory differ.

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?

What do you need to do to avoid Purgatory all together? Find out from Fr. Dan Cambra who spoke at the 8th Annual Mercy for Souls Conference.

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."

Why we should remember in our prayers the Holy Souls, especially during November.

What is the greatest torment for the souls in Purgatory? And what shall the rest of us do about it?

We are members of the Mystical Body of Christ. In the face of evil, we are never alone.

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.