Tag: hell

Fr Flader answers the following question: Can you tell me something about the suffering of souls in hell? And how can a spiritual soul suffer from fire when it doesn’t have a body?

Supreme happiness is incompatible with any sadness whatsoever, including the knowledge that a loved one is suffering in hell.

Those who fear God’s judgment can be assured that while our Father in Heaven is just and fair, he is also merciful. However, there are some things we need to do if we want to look forward to our judgment with hope and peace.

Many people ask Fr John Flader if someone will go to hell if they commit many mortal sins in their life. Here is his answer.

This week Philippa talks about how hell is not a place but a state of being—complete separation from God’s love, chosen freely.

I recently read an article which said that heaven, where souls go to enjoy God forever after their death and purification, will be on earth when Christ comes again to inaugurate the new heaven and new earth. I thought heaven was in heaven. What are we to believe?

Dear Fr John Flader, I have always wondered whether the saints in heaven feel any sadness or pity for the souls in hell. Can you help me?  

Someone recently mentioned a book by David Bentley Hart which argues that there is no one in hell and all are saved. The book you...

Human beings ask questions of ultimate significance such as why do they exist. We see this, for example. in young children where they intuitively...