New Book Makes Purgatory Relatable to Children, 'New Friends Now and Forever' | EWTN News Nightly

About this sermon

The author known as the "Purgatory lady" has written another book on the topic, this one is geared towards children. 'New Friends Now and Forever' is the story of twins Ben and Hope and their friendship with an elderly man at their parish. They agree to pray for each other and along the way also learn more about purgatory and the power of praying for those who have died. The author of 'New Friends Now and Forever,' Susan Tassone, joins to share what made her want to write a book about Purgatory for children. Tassone discusses how she makes a doctrine like Purgatory relatable to children. She tells us some of the benefits of praying for those who have died and may be in Purgatory. Tassone explains why it was important for her book to also deal with the subject of death. She fills us in on where people can find a copy of her book. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

Topics

• Parenting
• Relationships
• Friendship