[sayuncledave]

Paved Paradise,
perhaps these may also help:

Regarding St. Dismas, the Good Thief, and redemptive suffering
http://www.fisheaters.com/offeringitup.html
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=114

And a bit on Purgatory, courtesy of fisheaters:
http://www.fisheaters.com/purgatory.html

I sincerely hope that this aids you. God bless.

[Paved Paradise]

I am not a Catholic. However, the older I get, the more “Catholic” I seem to be getting. I have some issues with some of the beliefs, but there is so much schism in all of the offshoot Protestant churches that I can’t help but wonder. Thanks.