Understanding Purgatory... more links

As November is a special month dedicated to the
Holy Souls, below are some links to some articles (followed by my own article):










How to expalain Purgatory to our Protestant brothers and sisters:
http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/how2purg.htm

Purgatory and praying for the Dead
http://crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/66/
Purgatory_and_Prayers_for_the_Dead_.html

The historical roots of the doctrine of Purgatory:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Roots_of_Purgatory.asp

St. Ambrose on death:
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/278/
Death_St._Ambrose.html

Pope John Paul II’s General Audience on Purgatory (8/4/99):
http://www.thecatholicfaith.com/Teachings/purgatory.htm

What is the origin of All Saints and All Souls Day.
Are they linked with paganism and Haloween?
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0199.html

Why we pray for the dead; activities for catechists and families, etc.:
http://www.wf-f.org/AllSouls.html

All Soul's Day history, information, prayers, resources, traditions, etc.
http://www.churchyear.net/allsouls.html

Indulgences related to All Souls
http://frpat.com/allsouls.htm

More blogging on the matter.... (note: some things that this guy writes
are from private revelations to saints, etc.,... so they are not necessarily official
church teaching [such as the belief that most souls leave purgatory on Christmas]...
you are not required to believe them)
http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2005/07/purgatory.html