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May 18th, 2008
Certainly God knows when we are sorry for our sins. And since God's only relationship with us is one of unconditional love, whenever we turn to God with a sincere sorrow for sin and a ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I'm sure that God forgave you when you celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation many years ago. However, the fact that the act of taking money from another still bothers you after all these years indicates ... |
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May 18th, 2008
There are many prayers to St. Joseph referring to him as "the dispenser of the treasures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" but I've been unable to trace the origins of this phrase.
Devotion to the ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I'm uncomfortable with the customs of some Catholics that seem idolatrous or superstitious: for example, burying a statue of St. Joseph in the backyard to get a good price for your house. You expressed your discomfort regarding practices or customs of some Catholics that seem idolatrous or superstitious: for example, burying a statue of St. Joseph in the backyard to get a good price for your house. ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Yes, the saints are human just like ourselves. They are in no way gods or super-humans. In the early church, the word "saint" was used to describe anyone who was a member of the community ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I reviewed some of the general principles that Catholics apply to the question of using medical technology to sustain or prolong a person's life. Such questions are in the realm of the discipline of bioethics, ... |
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May 18th, 2008
This is a question that many Catholics are asking after hearing the recent statement of Bishop Sheridan of Colorado Springs that he would refuse to give commununion to a political candidate whose views are not ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I am a thirty-something woman who is single and chaste. I do however, suffer from uncomfortable menstrual periods and was prescribed birth control by my gynecologist...since I am not married and engaged in any sexual activity, there is no chance of my contraceptive blocking life...does the Church have an official position on the use of birth control for medical reasons NOT involving actual conception of life? The short answer to your question is: you are taking the medication prescribed by your doctor in order to regulate your menstrual cycle and ease your discomfort. The medication is achieving this effect. Neither you ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Catholic teaching holds that abortion is always immoral. This is a strongly held position and dates back to the earliest days of the Church. For example, the Didache, the earliest known book of basic instructions ... |
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May 18th, 2008
The Episcopal Church belongs to the Anglican Communion, a world-wide family of Churches. The Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church both follow the Bible and the traditional Christian creeds, celebrate the seven sacraments, and have ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Indeed, there is more to it than that, though your pithy line has some validity to it as far as it goes. A large part of the Episcopal Church (its styles vary from the simple ... |
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May 18th, 2008
There is a lot of discussion and debate in the church today about the question you raise. On September 1, 2002, a Christian Scholars Group published the following consensus statement:
"For centuries, Christians claimed that ... |
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May 18th, 2008
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) is not considered an orthodox Christian church by the Catholic church or by other mainline Protestant churches. This is largely due to it's addition of ... |
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May 18th, 2008
You are correct in sensing that there is more unity than difference in the way Catholics and Lutherans understand and celebrate communion. In fact, since the second Vatican Council there has been a "coming together" ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I've found nothing in the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church indicating that Protestant spouses cannot be buried with their Catholic spouse in a Catholic cemetery. The only hitch would be if burial ... |
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May 18th, 2008
The Catholic Church recognizes the validity of other Christian baptisms if they involve water by immersion, pouring or sprinkling, and if they are done "in the name of the Father and of the Son and ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I just read an article on a website which spoke of women deacons and female priests. If Christ is the Bridegroom and the priest is in persona Christi, how could a female fill this role in the Church? The matter of women deacons is in a different state in the Catholic Church from that of women priests. Pope John Paul II stated that it was not possible for women to be ordained as ... |
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May 18th, 2008
The answer is: much later than we might think!
The early church seems to have avoided any titles for Christians, except for the egalitarian "brother" and "sister." Matthew's gospel, which is very concerned about the ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I'm not sure I completely understand your question, but I can certainly understand the sadness and frustration in your experience of wanting to minister the Sacraments and not having your desire supported by the Church. ... |
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May 18th, 2008
When I was growing up, my mother didn't belong to any church. When I was in high school, after a long period of seeking and questioning, she decided to become a Catholic. Her older sister, ... |
