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Ethics and Religion Talk: Do Evil Souls Suffer Eternally or Do They Simply Cease to Exist?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-07-2023 under OPINION
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds: I know of no theology that indicates a soul ceases to exist when death occurs other than the teachings of atheism. The Roman Catholic...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Are Heaven and Hell Based on a Merit System?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 04-20-2020 under OPINION
Dr Sahibzada, the Director of Islamic Center and Imam of the Mosque of Grand Rapids, responds: “Everything is created by the Creator therefore Heaven and Hell exist for those who believe in God and follow His discipline of life. Worldly life...
Ethics and Religion Talk: What if Good is Not Good Enough?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 01-07-2019 under OPINION
Dr. Sahibzada, the Director of Islamic Center and Imam of the Mosque of Grand Rapids, responds: “True faith must be firm and intact of the person. The result of unshakable faith is that a believer will finally end up in the heaven. If life is...
Step Quietly into March at Dominican Center
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-01-2014 under NONPROFITS
A new series of programs have been developed at Dominican Center to draw you out of the long, difficult West Michigan winter. The season of Lent begins on March 5 with Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, Lent is the Christian season of preparation before...
Fearless
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 02-27-2011 under VOICES
Five years ago I became fearless. Things scare me and I get anxious, but the fear of not being able to handle any situation I might encounter has completely gone away. I was freed from fear when our 17 year-old son, Noah, died on Feb. 27, 2006...