What Does the Bible Say About The End Times? A Catholic View by William Kurz, S.J. Where did we come from? Where are we going? How will the world come to an end? Has God given us clues from which we can deduce an end-time scenario? Will believers be "raptured," spared the tribulation of cataclysmic times? Many Catholics find themselves confused by current speculations among …
Venerable Louis of Granada Venerable Louis of Granada was the favorite spiritual writer of St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Francis de Sales, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Vincent de Paul, and St. Rose of Lima; and The Sinner's Guide (along with The Book of Prayer and Meditation ) is one of his two most famous and most popular books. In fact, the great St. Teresa of Avila credited …
Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., lays out in clear, simple terms the biblical foundations of Catholic teaching on the close of the age. Drawing from Scripture, Tradition, The Rapture Trap reveals the short-comings of the "rapture" doctrine - and the larger tangle of unfounded religious teachings to which it's tied.
It has ever been the practice of the Catholic Church to recommend to her spiritual children the meditation on man's "four last things--death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell." For, keeping these sobering aspects of human destiny ever before our eyes, we will be that much less likely to fall into mortal sin and thus be lost eternally. Father Martin von Cochem, famous for his beautiful treatise …
Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. A theological treatise for lay people on the 4 Last Things - Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell by probably the 20th century's greatest theologian. Discusses the roots of vice and virtue, purgatory before death, final impenitence, the grace of a happy death, the Particular Judgment, reasons for Hell, dvine perfections, the pain of loss, Purgatory's …
Hans Urs von Balthasar The fourth volume in von Balthasar's essays is built around the theme of Spirit and Institution, the two central features of the Church which Balthasar approaches from different angles. The third volume is built around the theme of the Holy Spirit as the Creator Spirit. The first volume was constructed around the mid-point of the Word become man, and the second volume …
In Predestination , the great Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange gives a masterful theological exposition of the classic Thomistic teaching on this, the most difficult of all theological tracts, showing the reconciliation - as far as it can be understood this side of the Beatific Vision - of the various elements of the Church's teaching on Predestination. Based on Scripture and Tradition, this book gives …
Life is short and Hell is real! In this popular abridgement of the much larger original book, St. Alphonsus outdoes himself in addressing the question of preparation for death and gaining the grace of final perseverance. Everyone must face death as a daily possibility, and this book - dead center on the ultimate human problem - focuses on the necessity of proper and constant preparedness to …
Piers Paul Read The famous British novelist and playwright Pier Paul Read presents his lively, thought-provoking reflections on wide ranging spiritual topics with his usual brilliance and insight. When this best-selling writer turns his attention to a subject he holds most dear, his Catholic faith, as well as religious and cultural issues of our times, he provokes delight and …
Regis J. Flaherty Last Things First shows how taking a realistic look at death can help you focus on life. How overcoming your natural fear about what happens then can encourage you to make better choices now. Here is what the Church teaches about: The "last things": death, judgement, heaven, and hell The Communion of Saints and prayers for -- and by -- the dead The resurrection of all bodies …
Peter Kreeft A major book on the subject of heaven, this expanded edition examines the hunger for heaven that is so strong in all of us. Fascinating and upbeat, Heaven, the Heart's Deepest Longing thoroughly explores the psychological and theological dimensions of this search for total joy and for the ultimate reality that grounds it.