Notes from a Friar: A Closer Look at Heaven
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 31, 2023
Eternity will be the revelation not only of all God’s love and goodness, but also of all that we have meant to each other.
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The Kingdom of God: Past, Present, Future
Jack Wintz, OFM
July 14, 2023
This blog on the kingdom of God is at the heart of what Evangelization is all about.
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Notes from a Friar: The Hour of Our Death
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
November 2, 2022
No one dies alone, whether a soldier on the battlefield or a poor, abandoned person in an alleyway.
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Notes from a Friar: Life Everlasting
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
August 18, 2022
I see heaven as one infinitely loving gathering of God’s people…one that will never end.
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This Life and the Next
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 23, 2021
The best way to think of heaven is not the abode of God, but our union with God.
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What about Reincarnation?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 24, 2020
One of my close friends believes in reincarnation. My Catholic education and faith leave me with no reason to believe in multiple lives. Among other things, my friend claims that all mention of reincarnation was removed from the Bible in ...
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