St. Thomas Aquinas says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

“I have come to give you a deeper understanding of the afterlife. Each soul's reward or punishment, as the case may be, is as individual as is each present moment in this life. No two souls experience Heaven in the same way, for no two responded to life in the world in the same way. Purgatory and Hell are also individual to each soul.”

“The more worldly consolations the soul seeks in this life, the more his joy in Heaven diminishes. However, each soul feels happiness to the fullest that he is able to in Heaven. It is the soul's loving response to grace that determines his eternity. If he is given the grace to help others but chooses only to serve himself, he will reap little reward in eternity. Those who choose Hell use life's situations to serve themselves. They love some sin more than God and neighbor. In this way they condemn themselves to eternal punishment.”

“God desires every soul be saved. For this reason He sent His only Begotten Son into the world as a Sacrificial Lamb. God does not scrutinize each soul for some tiny error or fault with which to condemn. He looks with a Merciful Eye upon every present moment the soul spends in the world–always searching out the Holy Love in his heart.”

“Every moment is a unique opportunity to love God and neighbor more and, therefore, to earn a more profound reward in Heaven.”