The Angelus: Hope

The last issue of 2016 continues the series on Theological Virtues - this time examining Hope in the topics of Heaven, Limbo, and more.

Who has not heard of Pandora’s box? The Greek legend tells us that Pandora, the first woman created by Zeus, received many gifts—beauty, charm, wit, artistry, and lastly, curiosity. Included with the gifts was a box, which she was told never to open. But curiosity got the best of her. She lifted the lid, and out flew all the evils of the world, such as toil, illness, and despair. But at the bottom of the box lay Hope. Pandora’s last words were “Hope is what makes us strong. It is why we are here. It is what we fight with when all else is lost.”

Excerpt: Letter from the Publisher

Final Impenitence and Hope: Parallel Scenes in Dante’s Inferno and Purgatorio by Andrew J. Clarendon
Latins and Greeks on Purgatory by Gabriel S. Sanchez
A Reflection on Celebrating Halloween by Beatrice Freccia
Nietzsche and Hope by Fr. Jonathan Loop, SSPX
Heaven: Where the Morning Lies by Pater Senior

Faith and Morals

The Advent Liturgy by Fr. Christopher Danel
Hope Amidst Trouble Extracts from E Supremi Apostolatu by St. Pius X

Spirituality

The Monster of Thomism by Fr. Dominique Bourmaud, SSPX
Lights of the Church by Fr. Albert, O,P.
Never Despair of God’s Mercy by a Benedictine monk

Christian Culture

Progress in Sacred Art by Daniel Mitsui
See How Hopeless These Christians are . . . by Dr. John Rao
“Thou Shalt Not Lie” by SSPX Sisters
Celebrating the Nativity with the Redemptorists by Gabriel S. Sanchez

Questions and Answers

What are the places in the hereafter? Are we talking about states of the souls or of real places?
We have often heard of the three first places. What is the meaning of limbo?
Does this prove the existence of Limbo?
How do the theologians understand the pains of these children
Does not the Church grant a funeral Mass for unbaptized infants?
Was that ritual change of 1970 the prelude to doctrinal changes in the teaching about Limbo?
What are the underlying implications behind virtually shutting up Limbo?
Why is it important to hold on to the teaching of Limbo?