Answering the Internet's Top Questions About Heaven, Hell, Death & Purgatory (w/ Fr. Ambrose Criste)

Does dying hurt? Where is heaven—like, geographically? How does God decide who goes to hell? Is purgatory as painful as I've heard? These are the most-asked questions about heaven, hell, death, and judgement—according to the internet—and Fr. Ambrose Criste, O.Praem is here to answer them for you: 00:00 Meet Fr. Ambrose Criste 00:25 What happens after dying? 01:00 Does dying hurt? 01:20 Why are we afraid of death? 02:12 Why does death exist? 02:33 When is judgement day predicted to happen? 03:01 Why is judgement necessary? 03:31 Why is judgement day so scary? 04:32 How does judgement day work? 05:31 What is heaven like? 06:27 Where is heaven located? 07:31 Why does heaven have gates? 08:33 Why does heaven exist? 09:09 Why does heaven have an army? 09:57 What does heaven smell like? 10:40 Who is heaven for? 12:20 Where is hell? 13:10 Why does hell exist if God forgives? 14:50 Why is hell eternal? 15:36 Why is hell bad? 16:09 Why is hell associated with fire? 16:45 Who does God send to hell? 17:17 What is purgatory like? 17:57 Who is purgatory for? 19:07 Where is purgatory in the Bible? 19:59 When was purgatory invented by the Catholic church? 21:13 How painful is purgatory? 22:31 When does purgatory end? 23:38 Can we contact people in the afterlife? 24:55 If you have more questions... Fr. Ambrose Criste, O.Praem. is a Norbertine Canon Regular of St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado CA. To stay up-to-date with Fr. Ambrose and the Norbertines, visit https://theabbotscircle.com/ To submit a prayer intention to the Abbey, visit https://theabbotscircle.com/prayer-requests Subscribe to St. Michael's Abbey on youtube @st.michaelsabbey Also, tickets are on sale now for Fr. Mike Schmitz's Parables Tour at www.AscensionPress.com/FrMikeTour! Feb 10 - San Diego, CA Feb 12 - San Jose, CA March 1 - North Charleston, SC May 19 - Washington, D.C. May 20 - Philadelphia, PA May 21 - Cincinnati, OH May 22 - Nashville, TN Join Fr. Mike live for an unforgettable event as he unpacks the parables of Jesus. This is your chance to experience his powerful message in person! 🙏 ❓ Have ideas for future videos ❓ Topics you want to hear about ❓ Questions you want answered ❓ Make sure to put #AskAscension in your comment 👍 — MORE FROM ASCENSION — 🔸Ascension’s main website: https://tinyurl.com/y29dkmow 🔸Ascension Media: https://tinyurl.com/yxkhqq3u 🔸The Great Adventure Bible: https://tinyurl.com/y6lfxzyt 🔸 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition: https://tinyurl.com/25nskztb — SOCIAL MEDIA — 🔸Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AscensionPress/ 🔸Twitter: http://twitter.com/AscensionPress 🔸LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascension-press 🔸Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ascensionpress/ 🔸Subscribe: @AscensionPresents