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Catholic Answers : Catholic Teaching on Purgatory:  Where is Purgatory in the Bible?  All we have to do to uncover just how confused people can be about Catholic teaching, especially on the t...

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Kempis on: Meditation

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Kempis on: Reading the Holy Scripture

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Kempis on: Imitating Christ & Despising All Vanities on Earth

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