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October 15th, 2009
Here are several ways in which the two religions differ:
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October 14th, 2009
While your self-sufficiency and resourcefulness are admirable, starting your own porn site is problematic, even with limits. Before your body was yours, it was God’s creation.
Putting yourself out there in sexually suggestive ways compromises your ...
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October 13th, 2009
Is foreplay against Catholic teaching? Can I touch my girlfriend since her orgasm is not tied to fertility?...
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October 12th, 2009
Question: How did the Rosary become associated with Mary?
Since the early ...
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October 10th, 2009
When my son was three weeks old, he was admitted to emergency for a life saving operation - pyloric stenosis. The hospital baptized him Catholic prior to surgery. A week later he was able to come home and two weeks later, we had his Baptism at our family parish. Now, many years later, someone mentioned in a class that the 'second' Baptism was not official - that the hospital's Baptism was the 'real' one. How exactly would that work?
I think I can explain what was happening here.
In Catholic belief and practice, baptism is a 'once for all time' sacrament. You only get it once and it is effective forever. No one can ever ...
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October 9th, 2009
Question: Who is the disciple that Jesus loved? A nun told me that it was John but then a scripture professor told me something else about it ...
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October 8th, 2009
This is weird but is Satanism or devil worship a religion? Or is it just some kind of weird cult?...
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October 7th, 2009
Question: Can you tell me a bit about "Santa Ria"? What are its origins and does it have anything to do with the Catholic church?...
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October 6th, 2009
What is the deal with the Vatican now saying that there is no Limbo? Isn't this a change in doctrine?...
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October 5th, 2009
Over the last several years, many Catholics worldwide have signed petitions urging the Pope to make a dogmatic declaration that Mary is the “co-redemptrix.”
What exactly does this mean? Supporters of the title say that “co-redemptrix” signifies ...
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October 2nd, 2009
This is another of those examples that shows us that the evangelists – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – were not as concerned with reporting the details ...
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October 1st, 2009
The Passover Seder is a celebration which can last for several hours, during which the Jewish people commemorate and re-live, as a family ...
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September 28th, 2009
As the joke goes: Very carefully.
According to the norms established in 1978 by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine ...
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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 25th, 2009
This is a little bit like asking, “Why are there different look-out points for the Grand Canyon?” The Grand Canyon is simply too large, complex, and majestic ...
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September 24th, 2009
Question: I went to a "high Anglican" service and was told that they believe the same thing about the Eucharist as we do. Is it ...
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September 22nd, 2009
Question: I am a young man who recently came back to the Catholic church and I am happy to have found God back into my ...
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September 21st, 2009
From Scripture, we know that Mary was cared for by the apostle John after Christ’s death (John 19:26-27). Mary was also present at Pentecost, when Jesus sent ...
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September 19th, 2009
There are a few. BustedHalo.com is a sub-division of a larger ministry outreach called Paulist Young Adult Ministries, a national ministry for young adults. If you check out our Church Search and Events ...
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September 18th, 2009
The story of Jonah is one of those Scripture passages that we as Catholics would say is a TRUE story, but not necessarily FACT. Catholics believe that ...
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