Holy Souls Sodality

Purgatory Is Necessary Purification

by Pope John Paul II

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."

Hop to It

by Staff

A Jesuit formator who guided me in my spiritual journey before I joined the Marian Fathers had a favorite saying. It was, "HOP to it!"
By "HOP," he meant "humility," "obedience," and "poverty."

In Death, an Opportunity

by Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC

This month we wish to share with you a powerful story from a Marian Helper from Kansas, Kristen Kurth. As the Holy Souls Sodality continues our year dedicated to St. Joseph, Kristen's testimony proves again the intercessory power of this patron of a happy death.

My father, Glen Kurth, was born in western Kansas in 1925. He was baptized in a Protestant church and raised Christian. After getting married, he and my mother, Marion, tried a number of Protestant churches, but they never stayed with any of them for very long.

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