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| What is grace? | 11/7/2009 | Edward Bode |
Q: Could you please tell me : (1) What the church defines as "Grace"? (2) What grace mean in day to ...
A: For a more complete look at justification, grace and merit, please check all the relevant paragraphs ...
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| What is grace? | 11/6/2009 | Edward Bode |
Q: Could you please tell me : (1) What the church defines as "Grace"? (2) What grace mean in day to ...
A: There are two main types of grace: Sanctifying [habitual] -- The justified people share in the ...
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| Hamlet and Wittenberg | 11/5/2009 | Charlie Breeding |
Q: At the start of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" we learn that Hamlet had been studying in Wittenberg. ...
A: Karen, Thanks for your question. Rather than rejecting it, I thought that I'd answer by saying, "I ...
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| My last question | 11/4/2009 | Padraig Caughey |
Q: I have been reading that when the 3 days of darkness is happening, that you should not look out the ...
A: Before the apple falls of the tree it must be ripe. All things in their season. Wickedness must come ...
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| Communion | 11/4/2009 | Edward Bode |
Q: With my retirement, I have become very interested in Medieval church history-say 600-1500, currently ...
A: For many centuries from mediaeval times in the Latin Rite, the practice of the laity receiving Holy ...
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| catholicism | 11/3/2009 | Marco |
Q: I wrote to ask about mortal sin. But when I read your profile, I would like to hear your thoughts ...
A: I think you must have misunderstood my meaning. I have no prejudices against protestants, and I do ...
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| self mutalation | 11/3/2009 | Griff Ruby |
Q: Why do Catholics belive that self mutilation is bad?
A: Self-mutilation damages or kills part of the body God gave us as His gift to us. This differs from ...
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| catholicism | 11/2/2009 | Marco |
Q: I wrote to ask about mortal sin. But when I read your profile, I would like to hear your thoughts ...
A: Certanly God is merciful and not vengeful. So, why does Hell exist? God loves us infinitely and He ...
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| catholicism | 11/1/2009 | Marco |
Q: I wrote to ask about mortal sin. But when I read your profile, I would like to hear your thoughts ...
A: The distinction between a mortal and venial sin is not easy, because the gravity of a sin depends ...
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| baptism | 11/1/2009 | Sal |
Q: I was baptized in the Catholic church, and have received all sacraments with the exception of Holy ...
A: This is one of the strangest questions that I have ever received. You left the Catholic Church to ...
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| Grace2 | 10/30/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: I can understand the church deciding that Mary was the bearer of Christ so therefore she had an ...
A: Brian: Thanks for the question... As with the overwhelming majority of Church Traditions, there are ...
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| Excommunication and recommunication | 10/29/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: I was excommunicated sometime around 1987, along with about 1250 to 1500 other Catholics, mostly ...
A: Darryl: Thanks for the question... Of course one may be received back into full communion with the ...
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| Mary & Graces | 10/29/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Sorry to ask this again, but I looked and couldnt find the answer to Gene from yourself that covers ...
A: again, Brian: Grace is the form of God's own Divine Life that inheres in the human soul by Faith ...
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| marriage blessing | 10/28/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: I am in the process of converting to catholicism. My husband and I were married in the Lutheran ...
A: Sharon: Thanks for the question. First of all let me congratulate you on taking the time and effort ...
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| Neil | 10/28/2009 | George A. Card,sfo, M.I |
Q: I'm a fellow volunteer. Their is a situation in our category regarding a man named Neil. His emails ...
A: Peace dear Gene-- Thanks for the heads-up. I have answered some questions from two different ...
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| Neil | 10/28/2009 | Sal |
Q: I'm a fellow volunteer. Their is a situation in our category regarding a man named Neil. His emails ...
A: I have received questions from this Neil. You are absolutely correct. He is extremely anti-Catholic. ...
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| Neil | 10/28/2009 | Marco |
Q: I'm a fellow volunteer. Their is a situation in our category regarding a man named Neil. His emails ...
A: I have already received several questions from Neil. In the beginning I answered them, then I ...
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| the Resurrection | 10/27/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Father, I would like to ask your opinion on something. In Scripture, it states that Our lord ...
A: Gene: Thanks for the question and observations. I would have to say that I have encountered pretty ...
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| Necessity of Annulment | 10/27/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: I have been married and divorced twice. I'm now in my fifties, and in recent years I've begun to ...
A: Susan: Thanks for the question... If you never plan to marry again and desire simply to live as a ...
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| Mary & Graces | 10/27/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Sorry to ask this again, but I looked and couldnt find the answer to Gene from yourself that covers ...
A: Brian: Basically, the Blessed Virgin Mary is the new Eve, and by her cooperation on God the ...
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| Latin | 10/26/2009 | Fr. Michael |
Q: Father, how did latin become the official language of the Church? And why are our prayers most ...
A: It is a misconception that the Church, even in Rome and Italy, used a Greek vernacular ...
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| Dogma | 10/25/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Can you please tell me if there has been any changes to the church 's Dogmas, doctrines or ...
A: again, Brian: Mary is said by a number of theologians and spiritual writers to be the "Mediatrix of ...
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| marialogy | 10/25/2009 | Padraig Caughey |
Q: what is the history of the title "Mary, Help of Christians"?
A: The invocation Auxilium Christianorum (Help of Christians) originated in the sixteenth century. In ...
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| Christmas | 10/25/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Father, how does the Church know that Christ was born on exactly Dec. 25th?
A: Gene: Wow - it seems that you must have encountered some Jehovah's Witnesses or something, not just ...
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| Re: | 10/24/2009 | Griff Ruby |
Q: All the different views of the relationship between the church and Israel can be divided into two ...
A: Technically, I should have clicked the response that reads "there is no question here." But I ...
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| Bible | 10/23/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: What 7 books are missing in the protestant Bible, and why?
A: Gene: Thanks for the question. The 7-books that protestants removed from the Canon of Sacred ...
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| Old Testament | 10/23/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: What language is the orinal OT written in, latin or hebrew?
A: Gene, Great question. The original old testament was written in Hebrew. It was translated into a ...
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| Apocryphal Works | 10/23/2009 | Fr. Michael |
Q: How would I go about finding a way to read the manuscripts, in english, that the Church left out of ...
A: There wasn't anything authentic "left out of the Bible." What you must be referring to are the ...
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| Not having Catholic wedding, very upset mom... | 10/22/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: A little background. I grew up in a very Catholic home, went to private Jesuit school K-12, was ...
A: again: I guess that you would just have to communicate that since you do not believe in ...
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| Not having Catholic wedding, very upset mom... | 10/22/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: A little background. I grew up in a very Catholic home, went to private Jesuit school K-12, was ...
A: Alicia... Well, I don't exactly see a question here; but you seem to be describing your religion as ...
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| Relics | 10/21/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Father, how can I go about purchasing 1st class relics?
A: Gene: Thanks for the question... This is definitely something getting somewhat out of my league; but ...
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| Weddings on Sunday | 10/21/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: My fiancee and I are recently engaged and are in the process of planning our wedding. We were ...
A: Phil, I've seen people married during Sunday mass at parishes . . . . so the answer is yes, the ...
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| hardness of heart | 10/20/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: can a person know if they have complete hardness of heart and know that there is no chance for them ...
A: Debbie: Thanks for the question... Nobody who will turn to the Lord and make a first step, ...
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| Eating Meat on Fridays | 10/18/2009 | George A. Card,sfo, M.I |
Q: Since Chrismas falls on a Friday this year, are we still obligated to obstain from meat or do ...
A: Peace dear Phyllis I don't know officially (I even searched on line)but my guess no. The ...
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| I am divorce Catholic and I want to marry catholic | 10/18/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: I am divorce catholic woman. we did not marry in the church, neither talk to any priest about our ...
A: Katia: Thanks for the question... The fact that a truly sacramental marriage between two baptized ...
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| RCIA | 10/17/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: ok, i dont really know how to explain this but i will do the best i can. I never really grew up ...
A: Your sponsor is absolutely wrong and grossly misinformed. There are many gay people in the church. ...
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| Catholic Church is it true? | 10/16/2009 | Sal |
Q: Is it possible that the Catholic church can be true even though then have killed many Christian ...
A: You assume that I agree with you that the Catholic Church executed many people during the Dark Ages. ...
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| Dogma | 10/16/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Can you please tell me if there has been any changes to the church 's Dogmas, doctrines or ...
A: Brian: Thanks for the question... The short answer is, of course, NO - there are no changes in such ...
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| Traditional Catholic | 10/14/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Father, why do you call yourself a Traditional Catholic priest when you offer up the Norvus Ordo ...
A: Gene: I am not certain where you are getting your ideas about the Documents of Vatican II making ...
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| Traditional Catholic | 10/13/2009 | Fr. Timothy Johnson |
Q: Father, why do you call yourself a Traditional Catholic priest when you offer up the Norvus Ordo ...
A: Gene: Thanks for the statement-like question... The Mass is the unbloody Sacrifice of the Cross by ...
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