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| Christ's body and blood | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I read your answers to some questions.Congratulation!! I'm Maronite, I believe in Christ without ...
A: Izabelle, Thanks for your question... all the way from Brazil. Off-topic by the way, ...
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| Church teaching from the Old Testament | 11/10/2009 |
Q: A Jewish anthropologist was trying to understand how the Catholic faith teaches from the New ...
A: Suz, Thanks for your question. Honestly, I don't see an issue or question from your Jewish ...
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| Hamlet and Wittenberg | 11/5/2009 |
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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| Catholic Church | 10/8/2009 |
Q: I am a Catholic and I believe the Catholic Church was the first and only Church. How did the ...
A: Jon, Thanks for your question. If you're serious attempting to get at the answer to your question, ...
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| God's Law | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I’m searching for a certain denomination and was hoping that by contacting you, you could help me in ...
A: Craig, Thanks for your follow up reply. I'll study and review the referenced website. And thanks ...
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| God's Law | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I’m searching for a certain denomination and was hoping that by contacting you, you could help me in ...
A: Craig, Thanks for your question. If you looking for a denomination or church has God’s laws, the ...
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| baptism | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My daughter's fiance was born into the Catholic faith on his mother's side. However, he was baptized ...
A: Melanie, Thanks for your question. I am also a convert from the Methodist Church to Catholicism. ...
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| child understanding Catholic religion | 9/25/2009 |
Q: My step granddaughter is 8 years old, her mother and other relatives practice Baptist religion as so ...
A: Sarah, Thanks for your question. I'm fond of your name having named my youngest of four, Sarah. I ...
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| Saved - how? | 9/16/2009 |
Q: I have read many different web sites and read books on what it means to be saved, yet its either ...
A: Brian, Thanks for your question. I've been traveling so sorry it took me awhile to answer you. You ...
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| Gaming in Bible | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Many nonprofit organizations including churches use some benign form of gaming (Bingo, raffles, ...
A: Don, Thanks for your question. Honestly, I'm not an authority on this question. Thus, rather than ...
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| Veneration | 8/19/2009 |
Q: It is interesting to know your background was Protestant but you later embraced The Catholic Church. ...
A: Charles, I do not know if we find evidence of the early Church Fathers praying to the Apostles, but ...
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| Veneration | 8/18/2009 |
Q: It is interesting to know your background was Protestant but you later embraced The Catholic Church. ...
A: Charles, Thanks for your question. To think about the answer to your question, "Do you find ...
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| Marriage | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I am a practicing Catholic very dedicated to my faith and have raised my only daughter that way as ...
A: Lilly, Thanks for your question. My heart goes out to you. Despite your best efforts, sometimes ...
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| what are the rules for my situation | 8/9/2009 |
Q: My fiance and i just found out that we are having a baby. We were suppose to get married march 2010 ...
A: Akeesha, Thanks for your question. Congratulations on your good news in a child coming into the ...
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| faith | 8/1/2009 |
Q: Im writing this in earnest, at a time of great personal doubt. I am hoping you are able to ...
A: Tom, Thanks for your questions. The fact that you are inquisitive says that you're trying to learn ...
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| birth control | 7/31/2009 |
Q: why doesnt the church understand that it is so hard not to prac tice birth control when you are ...
A: Verna, Thanks for your question. The Church does understand. If you are clergy, you're celibate to ...
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| lust | 7/27/2009 |
Q: Pope John Paul in The Theology of the Body stated that a man can commit adultery "in his heart" even ...
A: Jaks, Thanks for your question. Truly, I'm not qualified to answer this question. I almost ...
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| POPE INOCENT III | 7/13/2009 |
Q: Good Morning.... Is this true: AD 1284 Pope Innocent III predicted the end of the world in the ...
A: Jake, Good morning, and thanks for your question. Honestly, I don't take up questions regarding ...
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| Catholicism v Protestantism | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I have a friend who labels the Catholic religion as a "cult". How do i reconcile Baptist beliefs ...
A: Edmund, Thanks for your question. The subject should read, "Catholicism AND Protestantism" as there ...
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| Trnity in the Bible | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my question is why do Christians believe in the Trinity when it is not even mentioned in the Bible. ...
A: Brother Daniel, Thanks for your followup. I watched the YouTube video, and to your Muslim faith's ...
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| Trnity in the Bible | 7/8/2009 |
Q: my question is why do Christians believe in the Trinity when it is not even mentioned in the Bible.
A: Daniel, Thanks for your question. You ask, "Why do Christians believe in the Trinity when it's not ...
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| Catholic marriage/anullment | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I will try to be as brief as possible in explaining my situation to you. Im already prepared to ...
A: First, I've been on Summer vacation and apologize for the length of time it has taken me to respond. ...
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| Marriage outside of faith and our kids | 6/16/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend is catholic.I am not. We are talking of marriage but she says we may have some ...
A: Larz, You ask a superb question and I can understand your concern. In some ways, you have no ...
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| dream of latin phrase | 6/5/2009 |
Q: i had a weird dream and need a little help. first off, i am not catholic or really very religious. ...
A: Melina, Thanks for your question. I'm not sure that I can answer the question completely, but here ...
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| Celibacy | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Is it immoral or sinful to be sacramentally married in the Roman Catholic Church? This question ...
A: Jude, Thanks for your question. "Do I honestly think celibacy should be enforced?" Yes, without a ...
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| divorce and remarriage | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I am a divorced Catholic. I remarried a divorced Lutheran. I have experienced much conflict and ...
A: Alice, Let's take your last question first: who wrote the Bible? Who compiled the Bible deciding ...
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| divorce and remarriage | 5/21/2009 |
Q: I am a divorced Catholic. I remarried a divorced Lutheran. I have experienced much conflict and ...
A: Alice, Thanks for your question. Your first challenge is to embrace the fact that the Bible is not ...
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| Im Catholic..Wife..Baptist | 5/3/2009 |
Q: My problem is I was raised Catholic and my wife was raised Baptist/Non-Denominational and we dont ...
A: George, Thanks for your question. I can identify with your situation given I was like your wife 20 ...
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| Question | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I had asked you earlier about same sex marriage and you provided me with an excellent answer and ...
A: Richard, I think the same holds true for women in lesbianism than for men, even though the Bible ...
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| Question | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I have a question, to be clear, not from a legal perspective but strictly your opinion and thoughts ...
A: R, Thanks for your question. Personally, I also disagree with same-sex marriage. Sexuality is ...
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| Communion | 3/14/2009 |
Q: As a Catholic, does the church allow me to take communion in an Anglican church? I don't drive and ...
A: Joe, If you'll go to the first url address link that I provided above, you'll see an answer to your ...
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| Communion | 3/14/2009 |
Q: As a Catholic, does the church allow me to take communion in an Anglican church? I don't drive and ...
A: Joe, Thanks for your question. While I cannot give you an official Church answer, my own opinion ...
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| no meat on fridays | 3/13/2009 |
Q: can you give me the passage on which catholics are not to eat meat on fridays during lent
A: Stacie, Thanks for your question. I cannot give you the Bible passage on your question. Why? It ...
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| Christ's One Church | 3/10/2009 |
Q: You state in a pretty upfront way that you believe the Church of Rome is Christ's One Church ...
A: Mike, Thanks for your questions. You seem to be attempting to some degree to come to grips in ...
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| our lady of fatima | 3/4/2009 |
Q: who did our lady of fatima appear to
A: Marie, Thanks for your question. The true story of the miracles that occured in Portugal during the ...
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| receiving communion | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I am recently married to a man that is not catholic and has been married twice before. I attend ...
A: Linda, Thanks for your question. I am so saddened when I get questions like yours, but thrilled for ...
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| never married catholic planning to wed divorced non catholic | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I am a practicing never married Catholic woman and I am interested in a divorced non catholic man. ...
A: Bene, Thanks for your question. The answer I believe is no, you would not need a declaration of ...
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| Catholic-Protestant Wedding | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I am a practicing protestant and my fiance-to-be is a practicing Catholic. In fact, my father is a ...
A: Kyle, Thanks for your question. Getting married is the second best thing that will happen to you! ...
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| Eastern Orthodox Church | 12/16/2008 |
Q: What is the official RCC view of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Is there salvation in her?
A: Michael, Thanks for your question. I can't give you the RCC view of the Eastern Orthodox Church, ...
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| Romans 3:23 | 11/1/2008 |
Q: Is the Catholic Church belief that Mary was without sin a contradiction of Scripture (Romans 3:23 ...
A: Don, Thanks for your question. Let me ask you a question before I answer yours: If you had to ...
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| St. Peter as Rock | 10/30/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between Catholic & Protestant beliefs about "Thou art Peter and upon this ...
A: Barbara, Thanks for your question. As a former Protestant (Methodist) turned Catholic 15 years ago, ...
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| Mother Teresa | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I am doing a research paper on Mother Teresa. I am suppose to interview an expert! In just a few ...
A: Elizabeth, Mother Teresa is Agnes Bohaxhiu grew up in Albania and was surrounded by wealth and ...
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| HalleluYAH | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I have a question for you. I had a vision from the lord and he told me Solomon, a Jew from the tribe ...
A: Jacqueline, Good to see you back. You said that you "have a question" for me, but it seems like you ...
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| RE report | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Iam currently doing a Religious education report on " Is the catholic church immoral for banning ...
A: Taylor, Thanks for your question. I believe there's a typo in the question, "Is the Catholic Church ...
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| us | 10/10/2008 |
Q: it is said by some that everyone paints a diffrent picture. my perspective of the world and the ...
A: Connor, Thanks for the quick follow up. Yes, the Bible is clear and the Roman Catholic Church is ...
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| us | 10/9/2008 |
Q: it is said by some that everyone paints a diffrent picture. my perspective of the world and the ...
A: Connor, Thanks so much for your question. It took courage to write it, and I want to acknowledge ...
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| God command of killing | 8/25/2008 |
Q: An Atheist asked me if your God Jesus is love and love us then why He command Saul to killed every ...
A: Nick, I agree with you. I took this question up at our dinner table with our family tonight, and my ...
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| God command of killing | 8/25/2008 |
Q: An Atheist asked me if your God Jesus is love and love us then why He command Saul to killed every ...
A: Nick, Another goodWhen you say, "killing an infant is part of God's love" -- let's be clear, you're ...
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| God command of killing | 8/25/2008 |
Q: An Atheist asked me if your God Jesus is love and love us then why He command Saul to killed every ...
A: Nick, This is a superb question! Thank you for asking it -- here's the short answer for your ...
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| Throne and Lamb | 8/21/2008 |
Q: According to catholic Who is sit on the Throne in Revelation 4:10 and who is the lamb in Revelation ...
A: Nick, Thanks for your question. Here's my preliminary answer, as I need to do a bit more research ...
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| Spam | 7/1/2008 |
Q: How do I stop Spam from Catholics.
A: Jami, Thanks for your question. You stop spam email from Catholics the same way that you stop spam ...
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| Hell | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I asked many questions and I really appreciate all your answers. Nevertheless I couldn't believe ...
A: Mona, Yes, I am Catholic. There is more than one version of the Apostles Creed out there - here's ...
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| Hell | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I asked many questions and I really appreciate all your answers. Nevertheless I couldn't believe ...
A: Mona, I certainly can't prove it. The Apostles Creed reads: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, ...
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| Timing of Confirmation | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I fully believe in the sacraments but I also believe that I was too young when they were performed. ...
A: Alicia, The authority belongs to the Catholic church in Rome. If your mother is leaving the church ...
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| Timing of Confirmation | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I fully believe in the sacraments but I also believe that I was too young when they were performed. ...
A: Alicia, Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, my and your opinions about the timing of the ...
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| Prayer for the dead | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My father died two months ago.I'm a catholic, but was watching Life TV, so I asked some priest who ...
A: Mona, Go to the tomb today to visit your father's grave ... or tomorrow, Sunday. And then go to ...
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| Prayer for the dead | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My father died two months ago.I'm a catholic, but was watching Life TV, so I asked some priest who ...
A: Mona, Dear -- Go out a purchase a Cathechism of the Catholic Church. In the answer above, there ...
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| Bodily resurrection | 6/4/2008 |
Q: My Catholic cousin claims that at the end of days, we will all be physically resurrected and go to ...
A: Lynne, To your last question, no Heaven will be in no way like Earth. To explain this to you, ...
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| DELETING THE VATICAN II | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I have proof that I saw our lady. It was a spring/summer day and it was breezy. I was at a cemetary ...
A: Jacqueline, You begin the citing proof of your seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary. Whom are you trying ...
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| Old Rosary.... HELP | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I have a wooden hand made Rosary from France. The year on it is 1830. It is 178 years old. The medal ...
A: Jacqueline, So, what do I think? I think people are right, that faith means they see things, unseen ...
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| God with Us...................... | 5/1/2008 |
Q: Don't get me wrong but I feel we are in the last days. How the food crisis, war, famine, pestilence, ...
A: Jacqueline, I agree -- that's why I became Catholic, converting 12 years ago after reading two ...
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| Rebuilding the Church | 4/10/2008 |
Q: Hi, How are you. I am still called to become a nun. In case you were wondering. My problem is I now ...
A: Jacqueline, You ask several important questions: "Why are most women’s clothes made the way they ...
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| Free will in machines???? | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I have heard it said, in the computer field, by Christian programmers, that computers cannot have ...
A: Shawn, Wow, I'm blown away by your post. I'm an Engineer by education, loved physics of all kinds, ...
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| Urgent! | 3/24/2008 |
Q: For many American fundamentalist Christians, the Rapture forms part of the scenario of events that ...
A: Jacqueline, The answer to your question is yes, Catholics believe that during the Rapture that Body ...
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| The Catholic Faith | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have used this site before, but still have come to disagree with many answers given to the topics ...
A: Emily, Yes, I used Natural Family Planning for over 18 years of our marriage. On your last question ...
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| The Catholic Faith | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have used this site before, but still have come to disagree with many answers given to the topics ...
A: Emily, Thanks for your question. I'm glad you came back to the site, and the fact that you disagree ...
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| Another perfect stranger | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I had another revelation from God last night. As I was about to fall asleep I turn on the TV and a ...
A: Jacqueline, You write well. There's no doubt you likely have an artistic talent as well. And ...
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| Devouted Spanish Catholic | 3/10/2008 |
Q: Hello, It is me again the one called to religious life. Still discerning...LOL I'll be 22 this month ...
A: Jacqueline, You have so many questions here, I'm not sure which to answer first. Keep discerning ...
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| Religion | 2/11/2008 |
Q: Pray for me for my cold to go away. I am attending mass at 7pm today it is a special mass for Our ...
A: Jacqueline, I'm very familiar with Padre Pio. If you feel a calling to Dominican Sisters of Mary, ...
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| Convert to cotholism | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I'm dating a Spanish man whose family is very religious. Since I am Swedish by birth him a ...
A: Camilla, You NEED or want to convert to Catholicism? The first thing I'd advise is to go to a local ...
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| Protestants & Civil Marriage | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Could you help me understand the fundamental difference between evangelical, protestant Christians ...
A: Keith, The fundamental commonality of Christians and Catholics is that we both have the same Bible ...
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| crucifix vs cross | 12/30/2007 |
Q: why do the catholics have Jesus on the cross-crucifix-but the protestants do not?
A: Cheryl, You ask a very important question, one that as a former Protestant for most of my life, I ...
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| converting | 12/19/2007 |
Q: my roommate is protestant, and she allows her children to decide what protestant religion they want ...
A: Btah, Thanks for your question. Two things drove my conversion more than anything else: my wife of ...
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| automatons of God | 12/8/2007 |
Q: Cardinal Newman states in a prayer: Penetrate my being and take such hold of me that my life becomes ...
A: James, You ask one of the most important questions that I've been asking myself in the past year. ...
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| humility | 12/8/2007 |
Q: Mother Theresa says that humility is important because it allows us not to change with praise. Why ...
A: James, I'm impressed by your question, so allow me to heap a little praise on you. One must always ...
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| stations of the Cross | 12/1/2007 |
Q: I am a Protestant, but I have attended a Catholic mass around Christmas-time called The Stations Of ...
A: Kathy, You ask a very popular and common question that many people are curious about, so I'm pleased ...
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| Calling | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I have a calling to become a nun still. I thought I didnt at first and now it is tugging at my heart ...
A: Jacqueline, Thanks for your post! First, call me Charlie (vs. Griff). My first question is a ...
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| Profound discussion questions | 11/19/2007 |
Q: I have two topics to be discussed during a young adult group retreat. 1) Jesus really matters! ...
A: Daniel, For your first area, you might ask the following discussion questions: 1. When you are in ...
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| Young adult group | 11/11/2007 |
Q: Our church just formed a young adult group (YAG) with college students through age up to 30, and ...
A: Daniel, First, congratulations for leading the YAG! We need more leaders like you... Vision should ...
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| Catholic belief in Holidays and holy days? | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I have been born and raised in a Catholic home. Where my family is religious and my grandparents ...
A: Jacqueline, You ask some very good questions. First of all, thanksgiving is not a "biblical ...
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| sacraments from a celtic priest | 11/4/2007 |
Q: Can a Roman Catholic couple receive the sacrament of marriage from a Celtic Catholic priest? Would ...
A: Mike, I think you're still good to use the Celtic priest in your marriage. I'll put it simply two ...
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| True meaning of christmas | 11/1/2007 |
Q: It’s true that our most blessed lord humbled him-self to teach the true meaning of Catholicism. ...
A: Jacqueline, Faith, first is a gift and a mystery. So, with your faith, you don't need any evidence ...
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| sacraments from a celtic priest | 10/28/2007 |
Q: Can a Roman Catholic couple receive the sacrament of marriage from a Celtic Catholic priest? Would ...
A: Mike, Thanks for your question. Really, I don't know if a Celtic Catholic Priest is any different ...
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| Sex and Catholicism | 10/23/2007 |
Q: Why does the Catholic Church (and Christianity in general) seem to have such mixed views on human ...
A: Hans, I don't believe that the Catholic Church has mixed up views at all on sexuality. It's very ...
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| Eastern Orthodox relation | 10/6/2007 |
Q: Can you please explain the relationship of the Catholic Church to the Eastern Orthodox Church? It ...
A: Lisa, I haven't forgotten your question. Honestly, I'm still researching it so give me a little ...
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| Are we all going to Heaven??????? | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I have a Catholic girlfriend. Afew weeks ago me and my mum were talking about my gf and we got on to ...
A: John, thanks for the courage and initiative to post this question. In many parts of the US, ...
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| Agnostic | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I am agnaostic, I do believe that there is a god but don't believe in the fascist hypocrypital rules ...
A: Hey, Pip -- Whoa, be easy on yourself. You do believe there is a God, so ease up ... you're ...
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| Marriage | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I am looking for some advice from someone who is a good Catholic and follows all the Church ...
A: There is no set time; start now and pursue it often, but with a loving heart -- one that seeks not ...
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