immortality, Catholic Church, Future Life, Death, Dogmatic Theology 

What you need to know about death and the afterlife . . . in order to best live this life

In a culture obsessed with material comfort and success, even Catholics can lose sight of their eternal destiny. Hence the enduring value of this book, written in 1942 England, when death and its consequences could not so easily be ignored. Penned by the brilliant and witty Jesuit, Fr. Martin C. D'Arcy, this profound explication of Catholic teaching on death and the afterlife is bracing. Topics . . .

-What will eternal life be like? Terms mystics use to describe the experience of eternity
-The glory of aging: How, as our bodily powers fail, our spiritual and moral lives curve ever upward toward fruition
-How we suffer in this life when we ignore our immortal destiny
-St. Gregory and Cardinal Newman: How to view Purgatory
-How we know that no damned soul can ever complain of lack of justice or love
-How we know that friendships abide in Heaven, and that nothing of good is lost or lacking there

Taken from the back cover.