What You Should Know About Purgatory

Will only Catholics go to Heaven? Is there any hope for those outside the Catholic Church? Fr. Mike Schmitz explores the doctrine, "Outside the Church there is no salvation," to help us understand God's plan for redemption and His intention to save all, both Catholic and non-Cath ...  Show more

Our lives are so full of noise, distractions, constant activity. But we weren’t made to be filled with these things. Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds us that fasting isn’t just about food. It’s about emptying ourselves so God can fill us. Lent isn’t only about saying no, it’s about sayin ...  Show more

Why do purgatory and hell exist? The Catechism teaches us today about the existence and the meaning of purgatory and hell. We learn that purgatory is a transitional state of purification while hell is the state of permanent separation from God. Fr. Mike reminds us that nobody dri ...  Show more

Fr. Josh answers questions about what our prayers do for the souls in purgatory, why St. Michael the Archangel is considered a saint, and what was Jesus' nature as the Second Person of the Trinity before the incarnation. Snippet From the Show The Catholic Church uses the term "sa ...  Show more

Last episode, Jeff Cavins shared why he left the Catholic Church. Today, he explains what made him return to the Catholic Church. Not only does he share the events leading up to this decision, but he also lists some of the primary theological reasons that led to his reversion. S ...  Show more

Fr. Mike breaks down the doctrine of purgatory as we read about Judas Maccabeus and his army praying for the dead in 2 Maccabees 12. We learn that purgatory is a process of purification that our hearts need in order to be ready to love God and to enter into his presence. In our r ...  Show more