Results from Tag: 'judgment'
Don’t Wait to Cram for Your ‘Final Exam’
“Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven — through a purification or immediately — or immediate and everlasting damnation.” (CCC 1022)
What We Are at Death Is What We Are Forever
Your time on earth is fixed, and constantly diminishing — take life and death seriously
We Must Ask the Questions That Count — So What Questions Do We Ask?
“At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.” —St. John of the Cross
7 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell
The Four Last Things end with a period, not a question mark.
We are Given the Spirit as a Spirit of Judgment
The cross is a sign of judgment. A God who dies on a cross is a God who takes love and sin seriously.
Dare We Admit That Not All Will Be Saved?
“To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called ‘hell.’” (CCC 1033)
“Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner” — Quite Biblical!
Jesus loves sinners, but he doesn’t countenance sin. We ought to do the same.
A Judgment About the Communion of Persons
Judgment is real because love is real and persons are real.
