Saints LightDeath, Judgment, Heaven and Hell
What the Church really teaches about death, judgment, purgatory, heaven, hell and the end of the world, and how to prepare for a good death.
The lessons
- Is There Hope in the Face of Death?
Death is real and sad, but because Jesus rose, a Christian's death is a passage home to God, and we grieve with hope.
- What Happens the Moment We Die?
At the moment of death, Christ judges each soul in truth and love, and it goes to heaven, to purgatory on the way to heaven, or to hell.
- What Is Purgatory, and Where Does It Come From?
Purgatory is God's final cleansing of saved souls before heaven, taught from Scripture and the Church's earliest prayers for the dead, and our prayers can help them.
- What Is Heaven Really Like?
Heaven is seeing God face to face and living forever in perfect love with him and all the saints, a joy greater than anything we can imagine.
- Why Does the Church Still Teach Hell?
Hell is real because freedom is real: it is the state of those who finally and freely refuse God's love, and God, who wants everyone saved, respects that choice.
- When Will Jesus Come Again?
Jesus will return in glory on a day no one knows, and at the Last Judgment the truth of every life and God's justice will be shown to all.
- Will Our Bodies Really Rise?
At the end of time God will raise our own bodies, glorified like the risen Jesus, and make a new heaven and a new earth.
- How Do We Prepare for a Good Death?
Prepare for a good death by living close to the sacraments, call a priest early for the dying, keep praying for the dead, and honor their bodies with Christian burial or properly placed ashes.
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