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Universal Salvation

Revisiting & Redefining Universal Salvation
November 2024Let us acknowledge that there is a Hell, and that there are souls in it. Is there a way to reconcile that reality with the concept of universal salvation?
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Presumption: A Pathetic Self-Deception
April 2016How can one disobey God's laws with impunity, redefine rights at will, call sin a virtue, regard self-interest as "conscience," and yet "hope" to be saved by God's mercy?
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If Limbo Is Gone -- Then It's On to Universal Salvation
July-August 2007The ITC's "Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized" is not authoritative but was signed by Pope Benedict XVI. Who knows what that means?
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How Lovely!
November 2006Communio, the premier journal for whooping up Hans Urs von Bathasar, informs us confidently that all men are indeed saved.
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Plan A & Plan B
September 2006George Kendall has problems with the belief held by many traditional Catholics that the majority of mankind is damned.
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Your Final Destination
January 2006In our "fallen" world it is often easier to commit sin than to practice virtue, and self-indulgence is more attractive than self-denial.
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The Most Important Question in Life
November 2004Why we pay so much attention to Hell...
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The Broad & Comfortable Road to Lukewarm Christianity & Destruction
July/August 2004If our Lord could use "narrow gate" imagery to spur His listeners to repentance, then so can we.
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The Dubious Adrienne von Speyr
September 2002Perhaps tied to old memories from her pre-Catholic youth, Speyr's private revelations seem to conflict with Catholic teaching on vital points.
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In Defense of Richard John Neuhaus
July/August 2001Neuhaus reminds us that although our culture is degraded, all Christians should take heart for through his cross and resurrection Christ has set us free.
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Vengeance Is NOT Mine, Says "the Lord"
July/August 2001The Oklahoma City bomber and his 168 victims are going straight to heaven -- so says Fr. Ron Ashmore.
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If Everyone Is Saved...
January 2001If no one goes to Hell, then all the talk about Hell in the Bible — and from the Church — is utterly cruel, needlessly cruel, maybe sadistic.
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The Inflated Reputation of Hans Urs von Balthasar
March 2000Hoping that all will be saved – when Scripture says that some are lost – is like hoping that no one ever sins when we know that Adam and Eve sinned.
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Is Hell Closed Up & Boarded Over?
February 1999Where eternal rewards and punishments are concerned, are we more tenderhearted and clear-eyed than our forebears in faith -- than God Himself?
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