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Christian Tolerance

Dante's Divine Comedy is celebrating it 700th anniversary. Dante' unforgettable take on Gehenna, sin and redemption has formed Catholic imaginations about Hell for centuries. Learn more about Our Lord's teaching of Gehenna, child sacrifice and Dante's imagination of Oro Valley Catholic.

"Beloved: Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace." James 3-4

"You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble." James 2:19. God is unconditional love. Even the demons believe that. Discipleship, however, has conditions. Both the Gospel of Mark and the Letter of James witness to the cost of discipleship.