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December 1st, 2011
The Catholic theologian Gerald O'Collins, S.J., has called the writings of the prophet Isaiah "the fifth gospel." By this he means that so many of ...
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October 4th, 2011
Your question is one of the most frequently asked "religious" questions. It has become a big question becauseso many people, like yourself, have pets for whom they feel affection and therefore sadness when their pet ...
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December 27th, 2010
The stole is a scarf that was used as a symbol of authority for Roman officials. It would be something like the badge that a police or fire official wears today. The Catholic Church, when ...
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February 18th, 2010
The Catholic view of cremation has changed in recent years. Cremation was the common practice of the Roman empire at the time of Jesus. In contrast, the Jewish community followed the practice of burying the ...
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December 24th, 2009
Catholics differ from some Christian Churches which accept the Scripture as the only source of God's revelation. Catholics have a strong belief in the truth of Scripture, but we also believe in tradition as a ...
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December 23rd, 2009
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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December 10th, 2009
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrates an appearance of the Virgin Mary at Tepayac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. For evidence we have both a story and a painting.
The story tells of ...
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November 11th, 2009
Question: Should we use every means medically possible to keep an ill person alive? What is the Catholic teaching on this question?
I reviewed some of the general principles that Catholics apply to the question of ...
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October 28th, 2009
Question: Some of my Pentecostal friends believe that speaking in tongues is a sign that you are "saved." Does the Catholic Church have an official stance on speaking in tongues?
I don't believe that the Catholic ...
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October 21st, 2009
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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September 26th, 2009
The church doesn't have any strong feelings on body piercing. The Catechism warns against mutilations (e.g. cutting one's arm or leg off) but nothing else is found. A recent article in U.S. Catholic Magazine ...
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September 6th, 2009
Over the past 200 years, the Catholic church has consistently held a favorable attitude toward labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. A key step in attaining this position was the action of ...
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October 16th, 2008
What the texts of the Bible reveal is a gradual evolution toward an appreciation of the value of marriage as an equal and lifelong partnership between a man and a woman. Our understanding of marriage ...
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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
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
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
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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