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Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Using Pascal’s Wager to Evangelize.

Pascal’s Wager is “If the lottery prize is large enough, we it is foolish not to buy at...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Pascal. Right and wrong at the same time.

Many converts were are led toward Catholicism by considering Pascal’s wager. “If the reward is great enough, it’s...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Jesus’ message to Catholic clergy.

There is a message to the Catholic clergy in Today’s Reading. Peter, himself, asks for whom it is...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

“Whose souls are in Purgatory?”

The answer to “Whose souls are in Purgatory?” is “The ones God sends there.” The Judgment and eternal...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

About 27 billion souls per cubic yard.

The sheer brilliance of Dante’s work, The Inferno, has given us a view of hell that leads us...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Protestants open the door, then block it.

Many Protestants bring people to a knowledge of Jesus through Baptism, marriage, and their services. They open the...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Heaven as Programming HQ.

We human programs are downloaded within the huge, automated galaxies whose components act according to immutable laws. There...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Invincible Ignorance is a deadly trap.

The Church has long held that some people have an ignorance that is impossible to overcome. One conclusion?...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

How may those in schisms be saved?

Each schism is built on the vanity of its founder. Among the souls beyond, schism-founders are among the...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Jesus “Indirect Command” on indulgences.

Many Protestants in the 40,000 schisms have memorized: “The Church was evil because it sold indulgences. That was...