Thank you to Deacon Omar Gutiérrez for giving a talk at St. Mary’s on Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. He gave us a better understanding of these places. If you missed out on this wonderful talk you can listen to it here Deacon Omar Gutiérrez Talk.
Deacon Omar Gutiérrez is the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the Archdiocese of Omaha and an instructor with Holy Family School of Faith. He has an MA in theology and has been published in a number of Catholic print and online magazines and newspapers. He has a monthly column in the Catholic Voice. His nationally recognized program on Catholic social teaching is available through DiscerningHearts.com. He was ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Omaha in May of 2017. His first book, The Urging of Christ’s Love: The Saints and the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church was published in May 2013. Most importantly, Omar is happily married to Miriam and they are very blessed with their four children.
