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		<title>Are all of St. Paul&#8217;s letters really written by him??</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-all-of-st-pauls-letters-really-written-by-him/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-all-of-st-pauls-letters-really-written-by-him/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Paprocki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1 & 2 Corinthians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1&2 Timothy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1Thessalonians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2Thessalonians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Are all of Paul's letters really written by him?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colossians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ephesians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Galatians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philemon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Titus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  Are all of St. Paul&#8217;s letters really written by him?  Someone told me that some may have been speeches or other people&#8217;s materials?
Today, if someone writes a piece of literature and attributes it to
someone else, that&#8217;s considered a fraud. In biblical, times, however, it
was both common and acceptable to write something that you believed
captured the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When did statues of saints start appearing in Catholic churches, and how is this not idol worship?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/when-did-statues-of-saints-start-appearing-in-catholic-churches-and-how-is-this-not-idol-worship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/when-did-statues-of-saints-start-appearing-in-catholic-churches-and-how-is-this-not-idol-worship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Bundang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idol worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idolatry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intercession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veneration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christianity emerged from Judaism, which itself rejected figurative religious art as being too much like idol worship (see Ex 20:3).  But once Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under Constantine in the 4th century CE, it was not long before Roman practices of portraying and honoring the divine (their gods and emperors) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why doesn&#8217;t God seem to fulfill my human needs for intimacy?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-doesnt-god-seem-to-fulfill-my-human-needs-for-intimacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-doesnt-god-seem-to-fulfill-my-human-needs-for-intimacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God fulfilling our needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God's love for us]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intimacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual direction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


My question:
My Spiritual Director says that if I am in touch with Jesus and keep a regular and good relationship with Him (through personal prayer, Word of God, mass etc), I can receive all I need from Him i.e. all my needs can be satisfied from Him. However, I personally feel that there are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is wrong with watching pornography?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-wrong-with-watching-pornography/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-wrong-with-watching-pornography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[porn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[porn addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pornography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  What is wrong with watching pornography?  I&#8217;m not really hurting anybody, isn&#8217;t it better than having sex with someone else?
The porn industry does hurt many people, specifically the men, women and children chewed up and spit out by an unscrupulous, to say the least, worldwide sex industry.  The multi-billion dollar porn industry hurts not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is happening in Medjugorje?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-happening-in-medjugorje/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-happening-in-medjugorje/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apparitions of mary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medjugorje]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What is happening in Medjugorje?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In June of 1981, six children and teenagers in the town of Medjugorje, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina) reported having visions of the Virgin Mary.   Over the years, they have allegedly received thousands of messages  from Mary; some of the original visionaries still report daily apparitions.  Medjugorje has grown into a large center of pilgrimage, attracting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-dead-sea-scrolls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-dead-sea-scrolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Paprocki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biblical Scholarship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Is the Bible true?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?  Bible]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and what do they mean for Catholics
and biblical scholarship?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by a shepherd boy in 1947 in caves
surrounding the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. These ancient scrolls
turned out to be texts, written in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, that
dated from the 1st and 2nd centuries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you have to be a certain race in order to convert to Catholicism?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-you-have-to-be-a-certain-race-in-order-to-convert-to-catholicism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-you-have-to-be-a-certain-race-in-order-to-convert-to-catholicism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Bundang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[african american catholics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Are there black Catholics?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[race and Catholicism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  I am an African-American, and I was wondering whether it matters what race you are in order to be Catholic. Do you have to be a certain race in order to convert to Catholicism?

Absolutely anyone may become a Catholic convert!  I am sure you have heard of the apostle Paul’s take on this (Galatians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should we use every means medically possible to keep an ill person alive?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-we-use-every-means-medically-possible-to-keep-an-ill-person-alive-what-is-the-catholic-teaching-on-this-question/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-we-use-every-means-medically-possible-to-keep-an-ill-person-alive-what-is-the-catholic-teaching-on-this-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advances in medical technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burdens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catholics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common view]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dramatic advances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethicists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eventual death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundamental responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundamental values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general principles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human dignity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ill person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lack of water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moral implications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nourishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistent vegetative state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terri schiavo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Should we use every means medically possible to keep an ill person alive? What is the Catholic teaching on this question?
I reviewed some of the general principles that Catholics apply to the question of using medical technology to sustain or prolong a person&#8217;s life. Such questions are in the realm of the discipline of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is marriage prep like for those marrying non-Christians?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Ryan, CSP</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic marrying a Buddhist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic marrying a Jew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic marrying a Muslim]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you give me a brief description of how marriage prep works in the following situations where a Catholic is marrying a non-Christian? For example,

a)  Catholic marrying a Jew
b)  Catholic marrying a Muslim
c)  Catholic marrying a Buddhist
 
What rituals can be performed for the wedding that encompasses both faiths but still be valid in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I prove to my atheist professor that God exists</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-i-prove-to-my-atheist-professor-that-god-exists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-i-prove-to-my-atheist-professor-that-god-exists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athiests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Does God Exist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proving God exists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proving the existence of God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How can I prove to my atheist professor that God exists?
Kill’em (Just Kidding!).  Short of your professor being convinced by the arguments of brilliant minds like St. Thomas Aquinas or Bernard Lonergan, S.J., there is little we can do.  (Personally I love the argument from contingent being [that which can not exist].  Such being must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why did Jesus disobey his parents?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-did-jesus-disobey-his-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-did-jesus-disobey-his-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[did Jesus sin?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding in the temple]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why did Jesus disobey his mother and leave her only to be found in the temple?  I thought Jesus didn’t sin and disobedience to one’s parents seems sinful to me!

When discussing Bible stories, it’s always good to carefully re-read the text in question.  Fact is, the story doesn’t say for sure that Jesus was being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If God made a covenant with Noah about the flood then why do we  have floods and tsunamis, etc today?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-god-made-a-covenant-with-noah-about-the-flood-then-why-do-we-have-floods-and-tsunamis-etc-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-god-made-a-covenant-with-noah-about-the-flood-then-why-do-we-have-floods-and-tsunamis-etc-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Paprocki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etc today?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[god]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[If God made a covenant with Noah about the flood then why do we  have floods and tsunamis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theodicy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tsunamis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  If God made a covenant with Noah about the flood then why do we have floods and tsunamis, etc today?
It&#8217;s important to remember that the story of Noah and the flood is a
story of deliverance, not a story that explains weather conditions. In
this story, God intends to purge the earth of sinfulness and deliver a
just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does the Vatican&#8217;s acceptance of Anglican priests mean for Catholics?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-vaticans-acceptance-of-anglican-priests-mean-for-catholics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-vaticans-acceptance-of-anglican-priests-mean-for-catholics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Martin, SJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anglicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Married priesthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ordination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vatican acceptance of Anglican married priests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note:  For an answer this week, BustedHalo® turns to America Magazine and Fr. James Martin for his take on Anglicans and Catholics: 

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		<title>If there is a God then why is there suffering in the world?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-there-is-a-god-then-why-is-there-suffering-in-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-there-is-a-god-then-why-is-there-suffering-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[If there is a God then why is there suffering in the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering in the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theodicy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  If there is a God then why is there suffering in the world?


I often preach that there are only two things of which I am absolutely sure: one, God loves us and, two, humans suffer.  No one has ever disagreed with the second assertion.

This question of evil, known in theological circles as the theodicy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do other Christians believe about Mary?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-do-other-christians-believe-about-mary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-do-other-christians-believe-about-mary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immaculate conception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protestant and catholic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protestants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do other Christians believe about Mary (Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, etc.)?

Christians believe that Mary was chosen by God to be the mother of Christ.  In general, however, Mary plays a much less significant role in Protestant faiths than in Catholicism.   In post-Reformation Europe, Protestants viewed Catholic devotion to Mary as excessive and non-Biblical.  For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Catholics Celebrate Halloween?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course they can!  The name Halloween comes from All Hallow&#8217;s Eve, meaning the day before All Saints Day&#8211;those we call hallowed or holy as we hear in the Our Father.
However, we obviously want to steer people away from things like dabbling with the occult, or seances, or other kinds of &#8220;black magic&#8221; that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I have a sister who recently converted to Mormonism. I have heard several differnt things about it and most things are not good. What is the church&#8217;s official stance on the matter and how do I approach the matter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Ryan, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I have a sister who recently converted to Mormonism. I have heard several different things about it and most things are not good. What is the church&#8217;s official stance on the matter and how do I approach the matter?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) is not considered an orthodox Christian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Catholic Church have an official stance on speaking in tongues?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/speaking-in-tongues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Some of my Pentecostal friends believe that speaking in tongues is a sign that you are &#8220;saved.&#8221; Does the Catholic Church have an official stance on speaking in tongues?
I don&#8217;t believe that the Catholic Church has an official stance on speaking in tongues. In recent years its approach to this phenomenon seems to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why can&#8217;t people live together before marriage?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-cant-people-live-together-before-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Can catholics live together before marriage?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why can&#8217;t people live together before marriage?
Erma Bombeck once said “Living together is to marriage as babysitting is to being a parent.”  If living together before marriage was such a sure fire way to ensure a marriage’s success, divorce rates for those who cohabitate would be lower than those who don’t.  Actually the opposite is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary refer to the Virgin Mary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the nursery rhyme &#8220;Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary&#8221; refer to the Virgin Mary?

In his book Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme, Chris Roberts offers three possible interpretations for this English rhyme.

The first interpretation is the one you mention: Mary is the Virgin Mary, the “pretty maids all in a row” are nuns, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve been dating a woman for a few months who doesn&#8217;t appreciate Catholicism and I&#8217;m looking to be told what to do in regards to marrying her, I just want to know if I don&#8217;t marry her will that make me a bad person?</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/ive-been-dating-a-woman-for-a-few-months-who-doesnt-appreciate-catholicism-and-im-looking-to-be-told-what-to-do-in-regards-to-marrying-her-i-just-want-to-know-if-i-dont-marry-her-will-that-ma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since you&#8217;ve only known this girl a few months I would be very cautious about jumping into marriage too quickly. It&#8217;s the number one reason that annulments and divorces happen. Let&#8217;s put that out there first of all.
I think you need to explore the reasons as to why you have cold feet. It also sounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How is Catholicism different from Islam?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Ryan, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How is Catholicism different from Islam?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus appears often in the Qur’an (in a total of 93 verses scattered throughout 15 suras or chapters), but with significant differences. The Qur’an refers to him as the “messiah,” but the word has a different theological import than in Christian thought. In Muslim understanding, Jesus was not more than a creature, a human being. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do I have to Go to Confession?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certainly God knows when we are sorry for our sins. And since God&#8217;s only relationship with us is one of unconditional love, whenever we turn to God with a sincere sorrow for sin and a desire to make a new beginning, God is there to meet us with forgiveness.
As human beings, however, we may need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is getting drunk a mortal sin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is getting drunk a mortal sin?

I stopped drinking Jan. 1, 1979.  My personal history in college and some family dynamics made me wonder about my drinking.  Quitting drinking is one of the healthiest and sanest things I’ve ever done.  So I know what it is to drink, and I know what it is to live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the miraculous medal?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the miraculous medal?

You may have seen Catholics wearing a small silver medal depicting Mary.  She stands on a globe, with a serpent (Satan) under her feet.  Around her is the prayer, “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.”

In 1830, Mary appeared to Catherine Labouré, a young French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How is Catholicism different from Judaism?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Ryan, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[What is the difference between Catholics and Jews?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are several ways in which the two religions differ:
 
Incarnation: The big difference is what Christian theology calls “the Incarnation”, or the “enfleshment” of God as one of us in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.
Trinity: Closely related to this is the revelation of God as a community of relations—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To help pay for college, I started a web cam site where I only touch myself. Is that wrong and if so, why? It’s my body, you know!</title>
		<link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/college_webcams_for_money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Bundang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 inherent human dignity and dishonors the good intent behind sex.  Moreover, you pose a temptation to others—a &#8220;near occasion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is foreplay against Catholic teaching?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is foreplay against Catholic teaching?  Can I touch my girlfriend since her orgasm is not tied to fertility?
Catholic teaching is set within a larger context, i.e., the invitation to form ourselves as the loving and generous persons God, and we, deeply desire ourselves to be.  These “is it against the church?” questions always make me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did the Rosary become associated with Mary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: How did the Rosary become associated with Mary?

Since the early days of the Church, Christians have used knotted cords or prayer beads to help keep track of their prayers.  The rosary as we know it today evolved in the Middle Ages, when the “Hail Mary” prayer became widely known.  The term “rosary” comes from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are &#8220;emergency&#8221; baptisms at hospitals?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-emergency-baptisms-at-hospitals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Hoover, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I can explain what was happening here.
In Catholic belief and practice, baptism is a &#8216;once for all time&#8217; sacrament. You only get it once and it is effective forever. No one can ever change that you are a Christian and a member of the Body of Christ once it is done. That&#8217;s why [...]]]></description>
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