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January 18th, 2009
Indeed, there is more to it than that, though your pithy line has some validity to it as far as it goes. A large part of the Episcopal Church (its styles vary from the simple ... |
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December 18th, 2008
A friend stated that each Christmas his friends, who are Catholic, invite his family to dinner. They always eat fish. I think he mentioned the number 7. My husband who was raised Catholic from birth tells me that at Christmas his mother also served fish. He does not know if there was any particular reason for it and that was 40-50 years ago. Please enlighten me. The custom of eating fish for Christmas is more a practice in certain ethnic communities rather than a mandate by the Catholic Church. The roots for the particular instance you mention lie in southern Italy-some ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Certainly God knows when we are sorry for our sins. And since God's only relationship with us is one of unconditional love, whenever we turn to God with a sincere sorrow for sin and a ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I'm sure that God forgave you when you celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation many years ago. However, the fact that the act of taking money from another still bothers you after all these years indicates ... |
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May 18th, 2008
There are many prayers to St. Joseph referring to him as "the dispenser of the treasures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" but I've been unable to trace the origins of this phrase.
Devotion to the ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I'm uncomfortable with the customs of some Catholics that seem idolatrous or superstitious: for example, burying a statue of St. Joseph in the backyard to get a good price for your house. You expressed your discomfort regarding practices or customs of some Catholics that seem idolatrous or superstitious: for example, burying a statue of St. Joseph in the backyard to get a good price for your house. ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Yes, the saints are human just like ourselves. They are in no way gods or super-humans. In the early church, the word "saint" was used to describe anyone who was a member of the community ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I reviewed some of the general principles that Catholics apply to the question of using medical technology to sustain or prolong a person's life. Such questions are in the realm of the discipline of bioethics, ... |
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May 18th, 2008
This is a question that many Catholics are asking after hearing the recent statement of Bishop Sheridan of Colorado Springs that he would refuse to give commununion to a political candidate whose views are not ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I am a thirty-something woman who is single and chaste. I do however, suffer from uncomfortable menstrual periods and was prescribed birth control by my gynecologist...since I am not married and engaged in any sexual activity, there is no chance of my contraceptive blocking life...does the Church have an official position on the use of birth control for medical reasons NOT involving actual conception of life? The short answer to your question is: you are taking the medication prescribed by your doctor in order to regulate your menstrual cycle and ease your discomfort. The medication is achieving this effect. Neither you ... |
