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

[@PeterSonofMary]

Despite all the world's problems, we should be grateful to live in an age where we can easily access excellent Catholic teachings, for free, instantaneously, from our pocket.

[@soniatorres5227]

@PeterSonofMary this is so true . I am very grateful to have these wonderful channels because I can’t get to church everyday and it’s so necessary to always be connected to Jesus Christ 🙏

[@Ryokohbi]

God bless us all.

[@nonobrobro3310]

Yes, tech is like a double edged sword and like with anything, it's how you use it :)

[@rosemoreno6249]

Amen!

[@LostArchivist]

​​Those enterprises which do the greatest good the enemy attempts to corrupt the most. Think of the Seven Deadly Sins and that the evil one has these as the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows. God made us moral agents, in the measure we use material things for good, we see their good. Evil being a parasite, leeches off of the benefits given by good. I think the issue is not the technology per se, but that we are too spiritually immature to use it for its good while avoiding falling for its temptations. But I am but a man, trust God and His Church and if what I say contradicts that in any way, disregard my part, tell me if possible and please pray for me. God bless you, through our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

[@MVPerry]

Such a cool priest

[@johnmcginley8310]

Great communicator.

[@theadventurer1602]

Indeed. This video should be used as RCIA material.

[@vincentpoteet5975]

Hey man, just watched this and stumbeled upon your comment! I hope your channel is going well.

[@thluoliver]

Right?🎉

[@Daily_Bassist]

Wow dude, I didn’t expect to see you here lol

[@mathewjoshj]

Fr. Ambrose on Ascension!?🤩

[@BlakeVenner-m1k]

It can’t get much better than this

[@ninyanerisatorres8060]

Ikr!! 😊

[@ninyanerisatorres8060]

I lost my father to cancer a few months ago. Thank you, Fr Ambrose, and Ascension for this video, it helps me process his death. Please include him in your prayers, he was a devotee of St. Augustine :) Love to all!

[@HerminiaSantos-tu1gw]

Thanks Father. Very useful! God bless you!

[@cn4492]

This was OUTSTANDING. Learned more in 25 minutes that the church has taught us in 25 years. Fr Ambrose please keep these coming. God bless you ❤

[@DrRGIII]

I appreciate the fact that he answers questions directly. Even if he's afraid of being wrong, he admits it while still answering.

[@FSR431]

Thank you Father for correcting the fallacy of heaven being a state of being. Heaven is transcendent in a way that we don't understand Transcendence.

[@DiamondCraft2000]

please pray for me everyone. i’m trying to learn what things i need to change/work on to become better. specifically what counts as lust and wrath

[@po18guy-s4s]

Get a good "Examination of Conscience" if you do not have one. One of the best is by Fr. Robert Altier. Maybe $2 online or at Catholic bookstores.

[@johnfitzgerald4308]

Understanding what are sin is and avoiding it is an everyday battle for me . God bless brother

[@tsitsifloramunikwa5468]

Father, thank you. How beautiful you talk about heaven and how your hope is infectious!

[@jeffmoat6820]

This is by far the BEST video put out by Ascension to date. I have learned so much. Fr. Ambrose you have an incredible gift. Thank you for your thoughtful and articulate responses. May God bless you

[@PAXCHRISTI68]

I need to watch this every day to bolster hope and to remind me the purpose of suffering. Nothing is a waste in the Lord!

[@po18guy-s4s]

ADORATION! Priceless.

[@smartismarti4049]

I love Fr Ambrose ❤

[@yoricusrex]

Thank you Father for your work, as a newly converted Catholic this video is quite helpful!

[@po18guy-s4s]

Welcome!

[@michaelcaron6722]

Thank God for our priest

[@aenigmatica8]

Fr. Ambrose is always based!!! ❤

[@BoatmayneThaUnsinkable]

@@Londyn77it’s Gen Z slang for “cool” essentially. If something or someone is “based” they’re essentially saying it’s really cool or good.

[@Seanain_O_hEarchai]

@@Londyn77 “based” usually has something to do with opinions or teachings. So to say an opinion is “based” usually means it is correct in the beholder’s eyes. If a person or thing is “based” it is because it affirms the aforementioned opinions.

[@po18guy-s4s]

@@Londyn77 He's BASED on God!

[@sj43333]

Absolute A10's on this beast

[@MM-gd1dw]

Thank you! May God send his blessings to you.

[@lguevara586]

Fr Ambrose, Ascension team, thank you for this. 🙂🙏❤️

[@semperidem96]

Fr. Ambrose 💪

[@lisag.8389]

Thank you Fr Ambrose. This was very informative. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@cy7025]

What an amazing priest! Thank you, Ascension Presents. I hope there will be many more videos with Fr. Ambrose.

[@GerbyWorrior]

wow, I say the same exact thing with loved ones that have passed. If you are in purgatory, I offer prayers for your soul, but if you are with the Lord, please intercede and pray for us.

[@po18guy-s4s]

No prayer out of love is ever wasted.

[@GerbyWorrior]

@ Amen Brother

[@pattican700]

I was taught that the souls in purgatory can already pray and intercede for us, but they cannot do it for themselves

[@po18guy-s4s]

@@pattican700 Quite reasonable, as they have been judged worthy of heaven. Since they are receiving perfect mercy, if they pray for themselves, they could ask only for less mercy.

[@sherrycatanese4312]

Father Ambrose you did such a beautiful, thorough job with these questions. Thank you! God is so merciful❣️God bless your vocation and goodness.

[@rubylavinia991]

for some reason i am terrified of eternal life, it seems so scary to live on forever with no end i sometimes get panic attacks just thinking about it. i know heaven will be beautiful but being there forever idk it terrifies me

[@po18guy-s4s]

1 in 5 today suffer from some form of anxiety. Are you an anxious person? Talk to doctor and/or your priest abut these thoughts that should delight you and not terrify you.

[@jennifermanzano2400]

You are not alone! I get scared when I think of eternity too. It’s just so unknown to us. But of course we know we can trust Our Father….it will be so awesome that we will laugh at how we used to be scared of it!

[@BlueBelleBlooming]

I love Fr. Ambrose and the Norbertines. They produce the most beautiful Catholic content. Reminds me of what is sacred. Thanks for featuring him, Ascension! 🤍🤍🤍

[@lavenderlatte96]

The Norbertines are so fantastic!

[@angelaspielbusch1237]

Fr Ambrose, great explanation! Thank you so very much ❤

[@robinpalaima8500]

Fr. Ambrose, thank you beyond words! This is the first time I'm hearing you and am so grateful! 🙏♥️🙏

[@Bk2thedirt]

That was beautiful Father, thank you so much. Please know I often pray the prayer for priests and you are included in that. 🕊

[@jessse1999]

Thanks!

[@sarahimendez888]

LOVED his answers, straight to the point yet contained so much depth

[@AndrewKendall71]

"When we see him, we will be like him" scripture says. It makes tremendous sense that the purgative *process* (not a place for a time) is our being brought to the face of Christ, sanctifying us fully for the Kingdom. That's one very sensible and beautiful way I've heard purgatory explained by a Catholic apologist.

[@shannonmaria22]

Father Ambrose is fantastic! What a lovely man of God. 😊

[@GotChrist12000]

Father Ambrose! More please! 🙏🏻

[@annemariztumaque2446]

Thank you Ascension presents and Fr Ambrose for using this platform to educate us by answering these questions. ❤❤

[@naomiwelch6715]

This is such a necessary talk with explanations.

[@liamtyr8857]

I adore everything about this video! Thank you so much Fr. Ambrose. Also your hair is amazing :D

[@ashleynovels]

God bless the Norbertines❤

[@rachelmeigs9489]

Thank you so much for all of the clarification on these questions. I’m so grateful to you! ❤

[@LynLzabet]

Thank you so much for your answers, they bring me hope and thankfulness.

[@charliemcgann]

Praise God

[@paularamon654]

Full of wisdom and truth. 👍Indeed, all the means and the fullness of salvation can only be found in the Catholic Church!🙌(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 292)

[@Ginger_Odie]

Thank you so much, God Bless ❤❤️🙏🏼

[@MidwestGirl]

Thank you Father.

[@juliamathewmaton6050]

Thank you father for your clear explanation. God bless you father. Amen

[@SpiritualRescue]

Thank you. Thank you very much. God bless you Sir.

[@lukeandnoahsdad]

Now this guy looks the part, bravo 👏

[@po18guy-s4s]

Even better, he LIVES the part. Yet, if you ask him, he is a sinner.

[@michaelcaron6722]

Thank u Father 🙏🙏🙏

[@stevefranks1957]

I feel for people who don’t seek heaven, compared to this earthly life, even at a basic human level, this earthly life can’t be all there is !!!!!!

[@kmh20248]

why not??

[@po18guy-s4s]

@@kmh20248 You will soon know. Do you have a problem with joy? Happiness? Contentment?

[@mabdechte]

Thank you father 😊

[@CarolinadeOliveira16]

Thank you father

[@marigoldenstar]

Thank you Fr. Ambrose! Thank you Ascension Presents and everyone behind this video! Ave Maria!

[@WithLoveFromJesus]

Hello Fr. Abrose Criste, Thank you so much for all the answers. Thank you also for your prayer for those in purgatory and/or in heaven. I always pray for every soul in purgatory too, but who are they? Because we don't know where anyone is. So thank you so much, your prayer now becomes my prayer too, hopefully that's not a problem for you. 🤭 May God bless you for a long time to come 🙏🙏🙏

[@boscoalinaitwe]

Only God knows ours is just to pray.

[@hailchristandmary]

Would love to see Fr. Ambrose and Fr. Mike dialogue together

[@blaiseaimee7098]

Well done! This is going to become a classic watched for years by millions.

[@rebeccaparker1554]

Outstanding presentation thank you❤

[@JMKayneonJMTV]

Thank you Father for these! Thank you Ascension Presents!

[@antoninaa.s.1695]

Loved this QandA style video, I learned so much! Thank you and God bless you all ❤

[@xhyril1]

All glory to God Amen!

[@csongorarpad4670]

Godspeed!

[@insertnamehere6659]

Thank you, Father, for these clear and concise answers. Also, please Ascension Presents staff, moderate and delete these spambot comments.

[@po18guy-s4s]

I volunteer!

[@davethesid8960]

I wouldn't say punishment but consequence because God is Love and Love doesn't punish. Otherwise perfect answers, thank you, father!

[@janeyount8412]

My thoughts exactly, but you said it first! 🙏🌹

[@marvalice3455]

This is wrong. God _does_ punish, and he must do so because he is loving. They idea that punishment is unloving is a satanic inversion. Indeed, scripture says that the man who doesn't punish his son, hates his son. It's very easy to allow cultural ideas which are antichristian to infiltrate our perception. this is why taking scripture and the writings of the saints is so important

[@davethesid8960]

@@marvalice3455 In what way do you think God punishes?

[@marvalice3455]

@davethesid8960 In the way described in scripture and Catholic tradition

[@davethesid8960]

@@marvalice3455 Can you be more specific? Which passage are talking about?

[@emeliamedina3807]

Thank you father, very informative ❤

[@bellalogan414]

This was great! Thank you.

[@AnnieinMontara]

Fantastic 🎉 Thank you for your Priesthood and for the great Education here.📣🙏🏻😎

[@johnwatson3913]

❤❤❤ Father Ambrose

[@LowcountyLiberalLady]

This is excellent. Thank you

[@monicateleckisobolewski5844]

I loved. Great questions, greater answers. God bless you. Easy, direct thoughts

[@jessica2388]

Thank you so much! I needed to hear this💕 God Bless you 🙏🏻

[@pasalasaga]

I like how clean you look.

[@po18guy-s4s]

Better how clean he thinks, eh?

[@johnfitzgerald4308]

Wonderfully said , I’m hoping to become as close to Jesus as I can . We need to understand sin and avoid it .

[@simple_naildesigns]

Beautifully explained, thank you.

[@imperialchalice]

Can’t wait to visit the abbey ❤❤❤

[@Whitneygreco-q2f]

Divine Mercy Sunday forgiveness of all sin and punishment ❤

[@pattican700]

Plenary indulgence does the identical thing and available more than just once a year

[@alyssastorey3844]

Great video! More of these! 👏🏻

[@szklanyy]

Top tier content

[@gianparham2241]

Awesome 👍

[@elsieramirez2189]

Wow thank you for sharing God bless you always amen 🙏

[@JackJack-kw6yb]

great video

[@barbaradelpino4020]

Brilliant, so informative ❤- thank you

[@annesweeney5552]

This was awesome … 🙏🏻👑♥️

[@francisdrelling4060]

Thanks for this Q & A video. FD

[@matthewandrous]

I LOVE ST. MICHAEL’s ABBEY❤

[@Cobruhh93]

One question I have is “Why and what makes purgatory painful”? Is it the thought of not being in heaven yet and that you could be but have to wait to be in Christ’s glory that makes it so painful?

[@Tom_McMurtry]

I've listened to some people's NDEs where they experienced every person's pain and emotional pain that they affected positively (so good feelings) and negatively in all capacities from their time on earth. I suppose that negative pain is doing sin. So being far from God. I don't know if this is an explanation for pain in purgatory for sure but it could be. As in the people learn from the pain as well the goodness they have caused in full perfection

[@po18guy-s4s]

Is losing weight a pleasure? Same with losing sin.

[@mariatroli6641]

This was so informative. Thank you

[@MartinGonzalez-n1w]

John 3:16 ❤️

[@taghkrell]

what an awesome video!!!

[@Pete.Ty1]

🙏🙏🙏. Thank you

[@kevinharrison6359]

Great video!

[@lukebrown5395]

Our guest priest last week was a Norbertine.

[@elfridtech]

Love it❤

Good video ❤

[@theadventurer1602]

1 thing for sure - there won't be any germs or bacteria in heaven or later on, the new world in which we reside with our new bodies. No sickness, no death.

[@po18guy-s4s]

I've had 4 cancers. Kinda looking for a break! But if the 5th one gets me there, PRAISE GOD!

[@mlew6566]

Not all germs and bacteria cause sickness. Some even help

[@brebeufgarcia1090]

The stuff to know that we need to determine which eternity to be in .

[@po18guy-s4s]

Choose wisely, the old man said.

[@rkp5137]

I'm not ready to die. But, I'm not afraid of death.

[@po18guy-s4s]

We disagree with the timing of the whole thing, right?

[@sarahbillard86]

please pray for me that I can make it to heaven

[@emmib1388]

If you want to spend eternity with Jesus -- you need to first be repentant of your sins, believe that Jesus died to take your punishment and pray to God and ask His forgiveness.... then He calls you home, you will spend eternity with Him!

[@michaelblair5566]

I had a near death experience in 2016 after a major stroke. I was unconcious so I don't remember it. If I met God I must have given the correct answers because I woke up 2 months later in a nursing home recovering from the strokes.

[@debbiegraham5585]

Thank you, Fr. Ambrose

[@h20bp]

Let us all dare to hope all are saved...

[@marvalice3455]

We can pray that all be saved, but we already know that they won't be.

[@po18guy-s4s]

Hope is a virtue, as is faith, but the greatest is love. 1 Cor. 13:13

[@FollowingStar83]

these were some clear and concise answers, I'm impressed.

[@MelissaNunes-u3h]

This is really scary for me. Can anyone give me consolation so that I can stop thinking about this imminent fear of death? I am not living, I don't know how to forget this thought or feeling. It's robbing me of my life but I do not know how to unthink it. Please someone help, it's been 15 months of this torture and I cannot do anymore

[@mariecaroleelia5395]

Fr. Cristy, will God accept the prayers of family members for the salvation of a departed soul?

[@userxpf9ti]

Yes, because we are taught to pray for the departed. It is not for us to judge where the departed soul will go.

[@po18guy-s4s]

Certainly! Those departed souls are outside of time and stand before God RIGHT NOW. So, RIGHT NOW is the time to pray for them. Pray in secret and your Father who sees in secret WILL REWARD YOU. Matthew 6:6