James Bernstein. Surprised By Christ (№ 395550)

Heaven and hell are not spatial category is the category of relations. The goal of the Christian is not to go to heaven, as if arriving at some point, And to grow in God, to deepen communion with Him, to acquire the Holy spirit. So Paradise can begin in this life and continue on into eternity.
And the Church's mission is not to "send" people to Paradise or hell, the Church is a kind of a shelter, a hospital, helping sinners to recover and prepare for what awaits each of us, that is, to a personal meeting with God. And further resolved, depending on how the person will react to His presence.