Is this some space in-between, like a waiting room for sinful souls who haven’t earned a direct ticket to heaven? And if so, how does one end up there? Plus, is it even mentioned in the Bible?

If heaven is like a wedding banquet (Mt 22), then purgatory may be understood as a cleansing and preparation for a great celebration. It is not a dreary waiting room at the D.M.V., but a place of ...

A man wakes in a timeless void, caught between a staircase of shadows, a blinding door of revelation, and an endless purgatory, waiting forever. As an ominous owl teases riddles of choice and fate ...