Many people, even Catholics, have embraced the myth that Galileo Galilei, the astronomer who discovered the sun is the center of the solar system, was thrown in a dungeon and tortured until he recanted because it conflicted with Catholic teaching. Father Chris Alar, MIC, exposes this fabrication and reveals what really happened. Then hear the story of Paul Zucarelli, whose near-death experience is a remarkable example of how divine grace can transform a life and bring an entire family back to the heart of the Church.

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

Father Chris Alar, MIC, director of the Association of Marian Helpers in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, explains why the Catholic Church has the fullness of the truth in this four-part series. Part one of four.