Although in the buildup to Halloween one may get tired of hearing from various sources that “the veil between the worlds is very thin this time of year,” in a certain sense it definitely feels that way in the Autumn. … Continue reading
Category: Four Last Things
Importance of Teaching the Accidental Joys of Heaven
For the month of July, my wife and I are reading Father Faber’s book on the mystery of the Precious Blood. In it, Father Faber writes the following about the salvation made possible by this mystery, “The least accidental joy … Continue reading
‘Hell and Its Torments,’ a Sermon of Saint Robert Bellarmine (Video)
A sermon by St. Robert Bellarmine, read by Charles Coulombe. Like a splash of cold water on the face, this is a wake-up call describing our skewed perspective of reality. Despite the enormous stakes of either Heaven or eternal torment, … Continue reading
Standing on the Edge
Have you ever paused on the edge of a life-changing decision, one in which you contemplated an irreversible choice that would separate you forever from everything that you know and love? Maybe you traveled to a new country, knowing you … Continue reading
Interview on Saint Robert Bellarmine and Purgatory
The erudite Mr. Ryan Grant, Latinist and scholar of the works of Saint Robert Bellarmine, was my guest for this Reconquest, which Mr. Steve Cunningham of the Sensus Fidelium YouTube channel has graciously dressed up with graphics and posted online. … Continue reading
What Happened to the Tribe of Dan Absent from the List of 12 in the Apocalypse?
Of the tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand signed (Apoc. 7:6) Reading the Book of the Apocalypse the other day, I was surprised not to see Jacob’s son Dan listed with the twelve patriarchs in the enumeration of the 144,000 signed … Continue reading
The Holy Souls in Purgatory
I cherish every dogma of our holy Catholic Faith. Every dogma is a gift from God, a “pearl of great price” (Matthew 13:46). Every verse from holy scripture, New as well as Old Testament, is sacred. In the Old Testament … Continue reading
Reflections on the End of Time
“In the revealed prophecy of the end of history a catastrophic end within history is foretold. Whoever believingly accepts this [apocalyptic] prophecy, that is to say, whoever takes it to be revelation, has no possibility of ignoring the fact that … Continue reading