Books About Purgatory

The object of Shane Leslie's Ghost Book is to collect instances of ghosts, apparitions, and messages from the other twilight world which have come under Catholic cognizance or suggest Catholic interpretations. This small collection is intended to illustrate occasions between the Catholic Church and the ghostly. They are not necessarily spiritual and even less spiritualistic. Religion colours most of these stories,...

After a week of hearing ghostly noises, a man is visited in his home by the spirit of his mother, dead for three decades. She reproaches him for his dissolute life and begs him to have Masses said in her name. Then she lays her hand on his sleeve, leaving an indelible burn mark, and departs...A Lutheran minister, no believer in Purgatory, is the puzzled recipient of repeated visitations from "demons" who come to h...

You would never dream so much is known about Purgatory! Not only is the basic teaching of the Church given here, but also countless true stories of apparitions and revelations on Purgatory from the lives of St. Margaret Mary, St. Gertrude, St. Bridget of Sweden, the Cure of Ars, St. Lidwina of Schiedam, etc. Father Schouppe presents the ancient Catholic tradition on Purgatory, explaining how its pains are excrucia...

The truth about Purgatory . . . revealed more than 500 years ago to a saint! Tainted by neither superstition nor skepticism, St. Catherine of Genoa's vision of Purgatory is eye-opening and it will help make your faith more robust by increasing your understanding of some of the realities of the afterlife. The book also has a brief biography of Saint Catherine herself, who lived an incredible life of courage and her...

This book was written to impress upon its readers many truths about Purgatory -- first, that it exists; second, that the souls detained there suffer long and excruciating pains, and that they desperately need our prayers and sacrifices; and that we ourselves should strive mightily to avoid Purgatory. Confirms in the reader\'s heart a healthy and holy respect for the sufferings endured by the Holy Souls, such that ...

This great lay mystic reveals that the Gates of Heaven are actually wide open; but that souls choose not to go there unless they are perfect. If they are wicked (in mortal sin), they hurl themselves into Hell. If they die in the State of Grace, but with sins yet unexpiated, they hasten to the appropriate place in Purgatory. St. Catherine says that the sins we expiate in this life are paid for at a very small price...

Profound, provocative, complete treatment of Purgatory---its sufferings, consolations, duration, etc., plus, how we can assist the poor souls, their gratitude, and God's reward to us for helping them. A very moving book. Impr. 331 pgs, PB