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Purgatory: Heaven's Healing Waters
This book is a rich tapestry woven throughout with biblical references and hemmed with the writings of St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, and C.S Lewis.
Not only does the author explain this often misunderstood doctrine in a way that is easy to understand, he also invites us into the deep places of his heart, where God has healed him of a very painful and debilitating past. Learn how God promises to heal our suffering hearts, of the pain of this life.
He shares how our Lord’s healing is available to all people during this life and in the life to come. Many throughout history have painted Purgatory as a place of Punishment when the Bible plainly teaches that it is a place of healing and compassion.
He very clearly teaches that it is only the Blood of Jesus could ever pay for our sins and that we are healed by waters of his loving grace which flow “from thrown of God and of the Lamb” (Rev 22:1). The word Purgatory never appears in the Bible, but clearly communicates such place of existence.
Not only does the author explain this often misunderstood doctrine in a way that is easy to understand, he also invites us into the deep places of his heart, where God has healed him of a very painful and debilitating past. Learn how God promises to heal our suffering hearts, of the pain of this life.
He shares how our Lord’s healing is available to all people during this life and in the life to come. Many throughout history have painted Purgatory as a place of Punishment when the Bible plainly teaches that it is a place of healing and compassion.
He very clearly teaches that it is only the Blood of Jesus could ever pay for our sins and that we are healed by waters of his loving grace which flow “from thrown of God and of the Lamb” (Rev 22:1). The word Purgatory never appears in the Bible, but clearly communicates such place of existence.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 24, 2016
About the author
W.J. Novack
5 booksI live in central Florida, have been married to one beautiful woman for 35 years. We have been blessed with five wonderful children and nine fantastic grandchildren who all call me Papa - a title that has become music to my ears.
I have enjoyed writing for most of my adult life. When I began my long process of recovery from PTSD due to childhood trauma, writing took on a whole new dimension. It allowed me a way to express myself, something I have found difficult or next to impossible with the spoken word. Writing had become way more than something I enjoyed—it became an avenue of healing.
We are all sojourners traveling this road of life together. My greatest literary goals are to glorify God in what I write and to bless my readers—that what I write will somehow lighten the burden of this life and enrich the journey. And, if I really hit the mark, help you reader find a path that leads to the joy that I have found in the arms of our Lord.
I have enjoyed writing for most of my adult life. When I began my long process of recovery from PTSD due to childhood trauma, writing took on a whole new dimension. It allowed me a way to express myself, something I have found difficult or next to impossible with the spoken word. Writing had become way more than something I enjoyed—it became an avenue of healing.
We are all sojourners traveling this road of life together. My greatest literary goals are to glorify God in what I write and to bless my readers—that what I write will somehow lighten the burden of this life and enrich the journey. And, if I really hit the mark, help you reader find a path that leads to the joy that I have found in the arms of our Lord.
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May 25, 2022
A great read! Fun and relatable.
July 2, 2021
Heartfelt
As a “new” Catholic, with a strong Protestant background, I find the author’s well researched and heartfelt view of Purgatory absolutely beautiful.
“Yes, please pray for me when I pass from this life, and, more importantly, please pray for the loved ones whom I leave behind. Please pray that I be healed, but please do not pray that I leave Purgatory one moment sooner than I should. I very selfishly want to spend every moment that I can in the healing Arms of Jesus.”
- W.J. Novack, Purgatory: Heaven’s Healing Waters
As a “new” Catholic, with a strong Protestant background, I find the author’s well researched and heartfelt view of Purgatory absolutely beautiful.
“Yes, please pray for me when I pass from this life, and, more importantly, please pray for the loved ones whom I leave behind. Please pray that I be healed, but please do not pray that I leave Purgatory one moment sooner than I should. I very selfishly want to spend every moment that I can in the healing Arms of Jesus.”
- W.J. Novack, Purgatory: Heaven’s Healing Waters
April 21, 2021
Some interesting insights!
As suggested by others this book isn’t really scholarly look at Purgatory but a heartfelt account of one Catholic convert’s recognition and acceptance of the Divine Mercy. Clearly the author was traumatized at a very young age by the molestation inflicted on him by his uncle but it is mentioned so often that it began to detract from the central theme of the book.
As suggested by others this book isn’t really scholarly look at Purgatory but a heartfelt account of one Catholic convert’s recognition and acceptance of the Divine Mercy. Clearly the author was traumatized at a very young age by the molestation inflicted on him by his uncle but it is mentioned so often that it began to detract from the central theme of the book.
August 25, 2019
Amazing!!!
This book was amazing! It’s made me look at purgatory in a whole new way from the scary place that I once thought it was. I like this idea of purgatory much much better.
This book was amazing! It’s made me look at purgatory in a whole new way from the scary place that I once thought it was. I like this idea of purgatory much much better.
May 7, 2021
Being a convert to the Catholic faith I found this book very helpful. I especially liked the section from Dark Night of The Soul and the book of Jeremiah.
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