November to Remember
November to Remember ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO... Read More
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Why Purgatory?
The reasonableness of Purgatory can be understood by distinnguishing between the guilt accrued by sin and the lngering effects it has on our being.... Read More
A Better Response than ‘a Better Place’
x: I’m so sorry about your cousin. He’s in a better place now. y: Thank you. How do you know? x: How do I know what? y: How do you know that he’s in a better place? Why do you assume this? x: Well…. aren’t you Christian? y: Yes. x: Then you believe that when […]... Read More
Can Pets Go to Heaven?
A discussion on animals and the afterlife... Read More
The Importance of Hell
Hearing about Hell is important on many levels. Read why people are much worse off for denying it. ... Read More
Peter’s Response
Valuing the gifts over the gift-Giver and His will is a serious, common problem. “I didn’t have time to think about these things, with work, family, and electronic media all vying for my attention” is the mantra of so many souls in hell. Response from St. Peter at Heaven’s gate? “You erroneously substituted “have” for […]... Read More
Is Heaven ‘Up?’, part 2
By popular demand - more pondering on the question of why, especially in our space age, we refer to heaven as 'up'; and why we refer to God, who is everywhere, also as 'up'.... Read More
Not ‘Religious’?
The illogic of believers not being 'religious'... Read More
More thoughts on …. Is Heaven ‘Up’?
More on my obsession with the mystery of ‘up’ness. Click HERE.... Read More
Murano Minute: Is heaven ‘up’?
Is God and heaven "up"? In our space age, what exactly does this mean? Isn't God everywhere? Let's explore, for a minute (or two).... Read More
The Creed #21: I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Join Paul and guests Bob Leblanc and John Tuturice for the very last episode of the series, The Creed: Beneath the Surface... Read More
The Creed–Beneath the Surface: The Ascension
Is heaven "up"? Why is the sky and heaven conflated in so many people's minds? By the second half of the show we zero in on a possible answer. Be patient.... Read More
Truly pro-life
Impeding the existence of a potential human being destined to live forever is unimaginably wrong.... Read More
Primary Object of Love
"For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul?"
-- Mt 16:6... Read More
Do Atheists Go to Heaven?
It’s from a few years ago, but this article continues to pop up on my facebook feed. So I’ll respond to it. The article is entitled: “Pope Francis Assures Atheists: You Don’t Have to Believe in God to Go to Heaven” The main paragraph states this: Responding to a list of questions published in the […]... Read More