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St. Anthony's Tongue · October 14 · 43 min

A Catholic's Guide to Ghosts

Tonight, you will be visited by three ghosts.Can the dead really return to the living? And what does the Catholic Church teach about ghosts?In this episode of St. Anthony's Tongue, we explore the strange Catholic theology of ghosts, drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Jerome, and St. Gregory the Great to understand why God might permit souls from heaven, hell, and purgatory to appear.Along the way, I'll share three ghost stories from the latest issue of *The Margins: A Catholic's Guide to Ghosts*, featuring St. Thomas Aquinas, Bl. Richard of St. Ann, and Padre Pio.We'll also explore what Catholics should do if they encounter a ghost.👻 Get Issue VII of The Margins: A Catholic's Guide to Ghosts: https://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-vii-a-catholics-guide-to-ghosts

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Tonight, you will be visited by three ghosts.Can the dead really return to the living? And what does the Catholic Church teach about ghosts?In this episode of St. Anthony's Tongue, we explore the strange Catholic theology of ghosts, drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Jerome, and St. Gregory the Great to understand why God might permit souls from heaven, hell, and purgatory to appear.Along the way, I'll share three ghost stories from the latest issue of *The Margins: A Catholic's Guide to Ghosts*, featuring St. Thomas Aquinas, Bl. Richard of St. Ann, and Padre Pio.We'll also explore what Catholics should do if they encounter a ghost.👻 Get Issue VII of The Margins: A Catholic's Guide to Ghosts: https://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-vii-a-catholics-guide-to-ghosts

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