Hell isn’t what you think it is

Today, most funeral sermons speak of Heaven . . . Few speak of Judgment . . . And almost none speak of Hell.   Yet Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell are the Four Last Things toward which you are moving each hour of the day and night. The Four Last Things are not meant to frighten you . . . They are meant to keep you upright when life’s problems and temptations threaten to capsize you or lead you into sin. For 2,000 years, Christians have kept the Faith by meditating on the Four Last Things. From them, we come to learn the nature of sin and its hateful consequences. By them, we are moved to penance and joyful reconciliation with God. Through them, we nourish a strong and abiding hope of Heaven. So our generation may reap these same eternal benefits, EWTN host Fr. Wade Menezes has now penned this modest book to help you . . . . . . understand the reality of Hell . . . . . . dispel sentimental notions about Heaven. . . . and bring to your attention key — but not so obvious — truths you need to know about Death and Judgment. It’s a great spiritual gift for anyone who longs for Heaven!    From these pages, you’ll learn, among many other things:    DEATH What you can expect beyond the mysterious gates of death. The five elements of a happy death (and how to ensure that yours will have all five). What “fear of the Lord” really means. How to vanquish crippling fear of death.   JUDGMENT  What really happens immediately after death. The twofold judgment each of us must face. Scores of scriptural passages that prove the reality of Purgatory. Why it makes sense to pray for the dead. Why even the most heinous sinner should place his hope in God.   THE REALITY, EXISTENCE, AND BEAUTY OF HEAVEN Scriptural details showing what Heaven is really like. The four amazing characteristics of our physical bodies in Heaven: can you name even one of them? That there will not be clouds and harps, but “a fulfillment of the deepest human longings that bring supreme happiness.”   THE REALITY, EXISTENCE, AND WICKEDNESS OF HELL What Hell is really like: it’s much worse than physical fire. Do you know how? Why the devil wants you to forget about Hell. How the reality of Hell affirms the dignity of human persons.  The person who condemns souls to hell (Hint: it’s not God!).   PLUS:  10 eminently practical steps to help you develop a strong spiritual life by means of the Four Last Things. A beautiful Litany to St. Joseph, the patron of a happy and holy death. Prayers to prepare you for Death and Judgment.   With the help of The Four Last Things, you’ll soon find yourself refreshingly conscious of the reality of eternity in your daily life. Better yet, you’ll gain from that consciousness the strength and wisdom you need to remain faithful to God in this life as you strive for salvation in the next.     The Four Last Things: help on your way to Heaven! The Four Last Things: A Catechetical Guide to Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell by Fr. Wade Menezes 128 pages — paperback List price: $14.95  Today's Sale Price: $12.99! Order Now "Fr. Wade calls us to the beauty of immortality in the image and likeness of God." Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ   "Concise and straightforward, this book filled me with hope and joyful anticipation of what is to come! May it do the same for you!" Johnnette S. Benkovic EWTN, Host and Author Founder and Director, Women of Grace®   "A wonderful guide for our preparation for eternal life with God." Most Rev. Robert J. Baker, S.T.D. Bishop of Birmingham, AL   "Fr. Wade takes the timeless truths of the faith and presents them in a new, joyful, fresh way that spurs us to accept the gift of salvation!" Fr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life   Get BOTH books for only $22.99! Order Now Christ came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men. That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to imitate; they’re reminders that God’s grace can outshine every human flaw. As Alban Goodier’s classic Saints for Sinnersshows us, even the greatest saints had to battle the same stubborn vices, temptations of the flesh, and bouts of spiritual dryness that afflict you and me today. In these pages, with a style that perfectly blends hagiographical detail, spiritual meditation, and a skilled storyteller’s touch, Archbishop Goodier brings us the tales of:   The mercenary fighting man and itinerant gambler who left behind his rough soldier's habits and founded a religious order to care for the sick   The backward, sickly teenager, disowned by his family and dogged by the Inquisition, who became a miraculous healer and paragon of humble simplicity   The willful Tuscan beauty with a bad reputation who forsook vanity and lust to answer God's call to live in poverty and penitence   The brilliant, brooding Spanish nobleman who gave up everything to be a missionary — only to see most of his efforts fail   The royal chaplain and daring Counter-Reformer who escaped the gallows but had to endure a lifelong interior martyrdom of doubt and discouragement   The hedonistic heretic and womanizer who traded worldly pleasure for divine happiness, and became one of the Church's greatest theologians   And other inspiring tales of imperfect souls "made perfect in infirmity" Read these stories and find in them delight and encouragement, as well as hope. You'll come to see that there is no one so sinful, weak, or desolate that God has not already raised another like him to the heights of glory. Order Now Order online above, or call 1-800-888-9344 www.SophiaInstitute.com Save up to 40% when you join