Busted Halo » Question Box http://bustedhalo.com an online magazine for spiritual seekers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Who are the Pharisees? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-are-the-pharisees http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-are-the-pharisees#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:56:36 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=16386 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-are-the-pharisees/feed 0 What does the Church teach about homosexuality? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-church-teach-about-homosexuality http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-church-teach-about-homosexuality#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:13 +0000 Neela Kale http://bustedhalo.com/?p=16361 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-church-teach-about-homosexuality/feed 3 What does the word Liturgy mean? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-word-liturgy-mean http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-word-liturgy-mean#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:47:24 +0000 Julianne Wallace http://bustedhalo.com/?p=16378 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-word-liturgy-mean/feed 0 Do Catholics have to go to Marian shrines like Fatima once a year? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-have-to-go-to-marian-shrines-like-fatima-once-a-year http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-have-to-go-to-marian-shrines-like-fatima-once-a-year#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:36:41 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=16365 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-have-to-go-to-marian-shrines-like-fatima-once-a-year/feed 0 Does the Name Mary Mean Anything? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-the-name-mary-mean-anything http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-the-name-mary-mean-anything#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:03:01 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15972 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-the-name-mary-mean-anything/feed 1 How can I become a lector or a Eucharistic Minister? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-i-become-a-lector-or-a-eucharistic-minister http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-i-become-a-lector-or-a-eucharistic-minister#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:04:33 +0000 Julianne Wallace http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15904 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-i-become-a-lector-or-a-eucharistic-minister/feed 0 What is a Call to Worship? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-a-call-to-worship http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-a-call-to-worship#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:18:05 +0000 Julianne Wallace http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15906 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-a-call-to-worship/feed 0 What are “magi” anyway? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-magi-anyway http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-magi-anyway#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:13:39 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15857 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-magi-anyway/feed 0 Did Jesus call Mary Mommy, or some other term? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/did-jesus-call-mary-mommy-or-some-other-term http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/did-jesus-call-mary-mommy-or-some-other-term#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15971 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/did-jesus-call-mary-mommy-or-some-other-term/feed 0 How old was Jesus when the magi got to Bethlehem to visit him? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-old-was-jesus-when-the-magi-got-to-bethlehem-to-visit-him http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-old-was-jesus-when-the-magi-got-to-bethlehem-to-visit-him#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:11:26 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15856 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-old-was-jesus-when-the-magi-got-to-bethlehem-to-visit-him/feed 0 Are the infancy narratives really the true story of Jesus’ birth or did the gospel writers invent them? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-the-infancy-narratives-really-the-true-story-of-jesus-birth-or-did-the-gospel-writers-invent-them http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-the-infancy-narratives-really-the-true-story-of-jesus-birth-or-did-the-gospel-writers-invent-them#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:05:02 +0000 Joe Paprocki http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-the-infancy-narratives-really-the-true-story-of-jesus-birth-or-did-the-gospel-writers-invent-them/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-the-infancy-narratives-really-the-true-story-of-jesus-birth-or-did-the-gospel-writers-invent-them/feed 3 I’ve heard some priests say Jesus was born in a stable while others have said he was born in a cave. Which was it? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i%e2%80%99ve-heard-some-priests-say-jesus-was-born-in-a-stable-while-others-have-said-he-was-born-in-a-cave-which-was-it http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i%e2%80%99ve-heard-some-priests-say-jesus-was-born-in-a-stable-while-others-have-said-he-was-born-in-a-cave-which-was-it#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:04:09 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15853 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i%e2%80%99ve-heard-some-priests-say-jesus-was-born-in-a-stable-while-others-have-said-he-was-born-in-a-cave-which-was-it/feed 0 Does Kwanzaa have any religious overtones? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-kwanzaa-have-any-religious-overtones http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-kwanzaa-have-any-religious-overtones#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:08:10 +0000 Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D. http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15852 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-kwanzaa-have-any-religious-overtones/feed 0 How did December 25th get to be Christmas Day? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-december-25th-get-to-be-christmas-day http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-december-25th-get-to-be-christmas-day#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:28:49 +0000 Mike Hayes http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-december-25th-get-to-be-christmas-day/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-december-25th-get-to-be-christmas-day/feed 0 Why Do We Go To Midnight Mass on Christmas? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-go-to-midnight-mass-on-christmas http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-go-to-midnight-mass-on-christmas#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:44:08 +0000 Mike Hayes http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15772 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-go-to-midnight-mass-on-christmas/feed 0 Do other Christian denominations celebrate Advent and use the wreath? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-other-christian-denominations-celebrate-advent-and-use-the-wreath http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-other-christian-denominations-celebrate-advent-and-use-the-wreath#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:05:47 +0000 Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D. http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15851 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-other-christian-denominations-celebrate-advent-and-use-the-wreath/feed 1 Can you tell me about Christmas traditions from the Philippines?
 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-about-christmas-traditions-from-the-philippines%e2%80%a8 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-about-christmas-traditions-from-the-philippines%e2%80%a8#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:52:00 +0000 Neela Kale http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-about-christmas-traditions-from-the-philippines%e2%80%a8 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-about-christmas-traditions-from-the-philippines%e2%80%a8/feed 0 What are the origins of the Advent wreath–isn’t it pagan? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-origins-of-the-advent-wreath-isnt-it-pagan http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-origins-of-the-advent-wreath-isnt-it-pagan#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:02:33 +0000 Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D. http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15850 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-origins-of-the-advent-wreath-isnt-it-pagan/feed 0 Are Secular Christmas Carols OK for Catholics To Sing? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-secular-christmas-carols-ok-for-catholics-to-sing http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-secular-christmas-carols-ok-for-catholics-to-sing#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:33:06 +0000 Mike Hayes http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15828 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-secular-christmas-carols-ok-for-catholics-to-sing/feed 3 In my manger scene, my mother insists on not putting the baby Jesus in until Christmas. Many have told me this is proper. But then why is Mary kneeling at an empty feeding trough? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/in-my-manger-scene-my-mother-insists-on-not-putting-the-baby-jesus-in-until-christmas-many-have-told-me-this-is-proper-but-then-why-is-mary-kneeling-at-an-empty-feeding-trough http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/in-my-manger-scene-my-mother-insists-on-not-putting-the-baby-jesus-in-until-christmas-many-have-told-me-this-is-proper-but-then-why-is-mary-kneeling-at-an-empty-feeding-trough#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:54:07 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15829 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/in-my-manger-scene-my-mother-insists-on-not-putting-the-baby-jesus-in-until-christmas-many-have-told-me-this-is-proper-but-then-why-is-mary-kneeling-at-an-empty-feeding-trough/feed 0 What exactly are “swaddling clothes”? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-exactly-are-%e2%80%9cswaddling-clothes%e2%80%9d http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-exactly-are-%e2%80%9cswaddling-clothes%e2%80%9d#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:08:20 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15854 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-exactly-are-%e2%80%9cswaddling-clothes%e2%80%9d/feed 1 Should Jews have a “Hanukkah bush” in their homes? Should Christians have a Menorah? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-jews-have-a-hanukkah-bush-in-their-homes-should-christians-have-a-menorah http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-jews-have-a-hanukkah-bush-in-their-homes-should-christians-have-a-menorah#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:58:33 +0000 Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D. http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15849 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-jews-have-a-hanukkah-bush-in-their-homes-should-christians-have-a-menorah/feed 2 Should I have my kids only receive gifts for a charity this Christmas or would that be against our tradition? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-i-have-my-kids-only-receive-gifts-for-a-charity-this-christmas-or-would-that-be-against-our-tradition http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-i-have-my-kids-only-receive-gifts-for-a-charity-this-christmas-or-would-that-be-against-our-tradition#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:54:53 +0000 Richard G. Malloy, SJ http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-i-have-my-kids-only-receive-gifts-for-a-charity-this-christmas-or-would-that-be-against-our-tradition/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-i-have-my-kids-only-receive-gifts-for-a-charity-this-christmas-or-would-that-be-against-our-tradition/feed 0 With Finals Looming…Who Is the Patron Saint of Studying? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-finals-looming-who-is-the-patron-saint-of-studying http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-finals-looming-who-is-the-patron-saint-of-studying#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:51:58 +0000 Mike Hayes http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15773 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-finals-looming-who-is-the-patron-saint-of-studying/feed 7 How might I pray to Mary in helping me with my relationship with my own mother–which is not a good one!? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-might-i-pray-to-mary-in-helping-me-with-my-relationship-with-my-own-mother-which-is-not-a-good-one http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-might-i-pray-to-mary-in-helping-me-with-my-relationship-with-my-own-mother-which-is-not-a-good-one#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:14:22 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15770 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-might-i-pray-to-mary-in-helping-me-with-my-relationship-with-my-own-mother-which-is-not-a-good-one/feed 0 What did Jesus have to say about homosexuality? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-did-jesus-have-to-say-about-homosexuality http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-did-jesus-have-to-say-about-homosexuality#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:04:49 +0000 Ann Naffziger http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15771 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-did-jesus-have-to-say-about-homosexuality/feed 63 Where did the “O Mary conceived without sin …”prayer come from? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-did-the-%e2%80%9co-mary-conceived-without-sin-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dprayer-come-from http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-did-the-%e2%80%9co-mary-conceived-without-sin-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dprayer-come-from#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:54:32 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-did-the-%e2%80%9co-mary-conceived-without-sin-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dprayer-come-from/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-did-the-%e2%80%9co-mary-conceived-without-sin-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9dprayer-come-from/feed 1 Why can married men be ordained as priests in the Eastern Catholic Churches? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-can-married-men-be-ordained-as-priests-in-the-eastern-catholic-churches http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-can-married-men-be-ordained-as-priests-in-the-eastern-catholic-churches#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:27:44 +0000 Rev. Leo A. Walsh, S.T.D. http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-can-married-men-be-ordained-as-priests-in-the-eastern-catholic-churches http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-can-married-men-be-ordained-as-priests-in-the-eastern-catholic-churches/feed 1 With the new Roman Missal: Does this mean that we’ve been praying “wrong” for the last 40 years? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-the-new-roman-missal-does-this-mean-that-weve-been-praying-wrong-for-the-last-40-years http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-the-new-roman-missal-does-this-mean-that-weve-been-praying-wrong-for-the-last-40-years#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:54:59 +0000 Julianne Wallace http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15767 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-the-new-roman-missal-does-this-mean-that-weve-been-praying-wrong-for-the-last-40-years/feed 1 After Joseph died, since Jesus was busy preaching, who took care of Mary in her old age? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/after-joseph-died-since-jesus-was-busy-preaching-who-took-care-of-mary-in-her-old-age http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/after-joseph-died-since-jesus-was-busy-preaching-who-took-care-of-mary-in-her-old-age#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:11:37 +0000 Ginny Kubitz Moyer http://bustedhalo.com/?p=15769 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/after-joseph-died-since-jesus-was-busy-preaching-who-took-care-of-mary-in-her-old-age/feed 0