Trying to make sense of the spiritual journey? Confused about notions like purgatory and charity? Go deep into Catholic teachings with simple stick figure explanations.Explore Catholic Christian teachings on subjects you might have heard about but never understood or even really considered: the dark night of the soul, spiritual marriage, a final judgment, even concepts you assumed you understood such as heaven, hell, and the Holy Spirit. Our look at these concepts is based on Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of the Doctors of the Church, saints who have been given such profound understanding of God, their writings contribute to the development of doctrine. And so, they are "Doctors. God longs to give you a treasure beyond measure, a pearl for which you would give up everything. But giving up everything doesn't mean what you may think. It means so much more. And the gain is so, so, so much more. Paul summed it up when he said, "For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" [Philippians 1:21]. Find out what he meant.
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