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Tag Archives: hell
Wherein Fr. Z rants about Hell and sin and Enemy of the soul
I often read from visitors here that they rarely, if ever, hear anything about the Four Last Things from their pulpits. I mention the reality of our possible eternal destiny with some frequency here and from the pulpit. It is … Continue reading
Reading “Gaudete et exsultate”: Pope Francis schools those who shy from spiritual combat imagery
I’ve been working my way through the very long Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (GEE). It’s a whopping 20K words. There is a very good section near the end. From GEE 159 and following, the Pope speaks in clear terms about the Devil, “the … Continue reading
Posted in Four Last Things, The Drill
Tagged death, Gaudete et exsultate, GEE 159, hell, The Devil, The Enemy
18 Comments
Pope Francis’ alleged remarks about Hell. Fr. Z says, “Let not your heart be troubled.”
Today is Holy Thursday, which I had hoped might be a little quiet, giving me some time in silence. It was not to be. His Holiness Pope Francis inexplicably met once again with Eugenio Scalfari, the 90+ year old atheist … Continue reading
OLDIE POST Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Originally posted in 2012. I think it still pertains. ___ Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Posts, Four Last Things, Hard-Identity Catholicism
Tagged demons, Four Last Things, hell, judgement, The Devil, the enemy of the soul
9 Comments
CONTINUED: 100th Anniversary of Fatima Apparitions – 13 July 1917: HELL IS REAL
Today is the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance at Fatima to the three seers on 13 July. What happened? The father of Jacinta and Francisco said that when the 13 July apparition began, a small grayish cloud hovered over the … Continue reading
Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Our Solitary Boast
Tagged 1917, apparitions, hell, Our Lady of Fatima
8 Comments
ASK FATHER: Corruption, sodomy, drugs, infidelity… How can we trust anything from Rome? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
UPDATE: Feedback from a reader… In a recent post, you respond to a question about the distress that is caused by the latest homosexual scandal in the Vatican. You pointed out that the enemy will attack, “in particular,” those who have influence over … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Be The Maquis, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Fishwrap, hell, Jesuits, liberals, Roman Curia
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“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell….”
I was alerted to this tweet by His Eminence Oscar Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Caveat: One has to wonder if this is truly His Eminence’s account or if it is someone else’s. A screenshot of the tweet. … Continue reading
Posted in Four Last Things
Tagged apokatastasis, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Four Last Things, hell, Universalism
12 Comments
“Welcome to Hell! Here’s your ice cream!”
It has been sometime since I posted anything from Savage Chickens. (I wonder where the Masked Chicken” got himself off to, anyway. You don’t suppose The Colonel finally caught up to him, do you?) New Hell! How jolly. While we, … Continue reading
Dissent into Hell – Fr. Z rants
I was just on air with Drew Mariani (Relevant Radio) and we spoke for a while about death and confession. He mentioned one of my blog posts from 2011. Since he said that he is going to link here, I … Continue reading
Justice Scalia: “I believe in the Devil… he’s smart
I’ve always liked Antonin Scalia. I like how his mind works. I even read (most of) his not terribly easy book. From CNS: (CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said he believes in the Devil as a living entity, “a … Continue reading
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Just Too Cool
Tagged confession, hell, Justice Scalia, The Devil
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Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure … Continue reading
Artist Daniel Mitsui’s VERY COOL new art, including a “Four Last Things”. (Fr. Z rants a little.)
The artist Daniel Mitsui, in his newsletter, indicates that he has new art, including a representation of the Glorious Mysteries (a nice gift to a priest after Easter) and – this really caught my eye – the Four Last Things! … Continue reading
Posted in Four Last Things, Fr. Z KUDOS, REVIEWS, The Campus Telephone Pole, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged art, artist, Daniel Mitsui, De novissimis, death, death panels, Four Last Things, heaven, hell, judgment, Kelmscott Chaucer, Ordination Tambourine, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama, religious art
11 Comments
‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands
From CNN: ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands From FNC: MasterCard warns of possible security breach, Visa also reportedly affected Fr. Z’s Litany for the Conversion of Internet Thugs (2.0)
Posted in Dogs and Fleas
Tagged agony, credit cards, eternal damnation, hackers, hell, never ending horror and despair
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WDTPRS Thursday 5th Week Lent (Prayer over the People): of spewing, pointless running, and the virtue of religion
Please use the sharing buttons! Today’s “Prayer over the people”, at the end of Mass in the Ordinary Form, was originally in a truncated form in various manuscripts of the Gelasian Sacramentary. However, I eventually found it also in a … Continue reading
Reader Feedback about going to confession
From a reader: Dear Fr Z Until today, I had not been to confession (and therefore not taken Communion) this calendar year. My spiritual life was decaying and I was “lapsing”, having lost trust and hope in the saving grace … Continue reading
WDTPRS POLL: How did you fulfill your Christmas/Sunday Mass obligation? (With a short rant about Hell.)
Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and also certain other “days of precept”, also called Holy Days of Obligation. We fulfill our obligation by attending Mass (or Divine Liturgy of course) on the day itself or on … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Christmas, hell, Holy Days of Obligation, judgement, mortal sin, Sunday Mass Obligation
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Do you believe in the Enemy of the soul and in the eternal punishment of Hell?
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald comes this with my emphases and comments: The Globe’s flat Doctor Faustus shows belief in the Devil is fading Marlowe’s mighty drama about salvation is reduced to the level of a … Continue reading
“a te numquam separari permittas”
I just completed an article for The Wanderer. In this week’s offering I delved into the first of the priest’s possible preparatory prayers before Holy Communion during Mass. In this preparatory prayer we find the phrase “a te numquam separari … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, WDTPRS
Tagged Dhuoda, hell, Holy Communion, St. Alphonsus Liguori, Thomas a Kempis
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The bitterness of hell, amplified by those whom the damned has caused to fall
From CNA comes an interesting point about the Four Last Things, which you should be thinking of constantly and your evening examination of conscience. We have heard straight talk from Msgr. Scicluna before, about graviora delicta committed by priests who … Continue reading
Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged hell
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