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Notes from a Friar: A Look at Hell

A lot of people have questions about heaven, hell, and purgatory. To better understand hell, let’s review a bit. Everything about God and us centers on relationship. Heaven is complete and perfect union with God for eternity. Purgatory is union with God (through sanctifying grace), which is imperfect and incomplete.

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Four Great Spanish Saints

Several years ago, 40 pilgrims, with me serving as chaplain, crossed northern Spain by motor-bus. We had the good fortune to visit—in the following sequence—the shrines and birthplaces of four prominent Spanish saints: Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint John of the Cross, Saint Ignatius Loyola, and Saint Francis Xavier.

I’m pleased to share these memories so that readers can follow our path across Spain and become better acquainted with these inspiring saints.

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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua

It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God. Of course, we are encouraged to pray to Saint Anthony and to God in our own words. At times, however, you may find it convenient to use prayers that are addressed to Saint Anthony and already in popular use. The following seven prayers to him are related to specific circumstances and needs.

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