Fr. Chris Alar answers a submitted question about Purgatory and turns it over to Fr. Seraphim Michalenko for explanation.

Did St. Patrick really use a shamrock, get snakes to leave Ireland, and convert the whole country? Was St. Patrick even a real person?  Join Fr. Chris Alar as he separates fact from fiction and tells you what we need to know about St. Patrick.

Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Mt 10:34). Many hear these words and recoil — how could the Prince of Peace bring division? Yet, as Fr. Chris Alar explains in today’s Daily Homily, this “sword” is the truth that cuts through the lies we cling to. It divides not because Christ desires conflict, but because truth exposes falsehood.