| May 18th, 2008 Opus Dei is what is known as a "personal prelature" of the Pope. This means that unlike a diocese or a parish, Opus Dei has their own Bishops and priests that aren't connected with ... |
| May 18th, 2008 I am very interested in investigating paranormal activity, such as trying to contact spirits or search for "energy" using audio or electrical equipment. I have not done any of this yet because I'm conflicted with this as I do not want to go against the Church. What does the Catholic Church think about this and is it okay for me to do my investigations? Attempts to contact or communicate with the spirits of the dead are warned against both in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Leviticus 19:31, I Samuel 28:8) and in the teaching of the Catholic Church (Acta Apostolicae Sedis ... |
| May 18th, 2008 You asked how adoration chapels came about. I found a link that should prove helpful which describes the history of Eucharistic adoration. It is from the old Catholic Encyclopedia:http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01152a.htmIt seems that Eucharist adoration ... |
| May 18th, 2008 Jesus is very clear in the gospels that we can and should ask God to help us with our needs and that we can depend on God to respond. In fact, there are two prayers ... |
| May 18th, 2008 First of all, I'd like to encourage you in your desire to pray on a daily basis. Daily prayer is an important way of maintaining and fostering a relationship with God. You mentioned that your ... |
| May 18th, 2008 In the language of the Bible, a prophet is someone who speaks a message from God. Sometimes the message is addressed to the king or some prominent person. At other times it's meant for the ... |
| May 18th, 2008 I wish I could have sat in on your discussion. I might then be able to respond to your question more clearly. Revelation is not so much a set of propositions or a list of ... |
| May 18th, 2008 The rosary is not the most important Catholic prayer--that "honor" belongs to the Eucharist--but it has been a popular and widespread devotion among Catholics from the Middle Ages until the present day.Jesus would not ... |
| May 18th, 2008 Catholics believe that suicide is a serious evil in and of itself. It's a sin against God, who is the author of all life, against the love of one's own self as a creation of ... |
| May 18th, 2008 Thanks for your question to Busted Halo. Whether you sinned or not depends on whether you intended to do evil or turn away from God by visiting a psychic. You don't indicate that this was ... |
