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August 19th, 2009
This is more of a question of etiquette and personal taste than of religion or ethics! Some people are more tethered to their techno-gadgets than others. Some don’t want to be reachable every single moment. ...
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August 18th, 2009
No. Chastity calls us to undertake the often difficult task of integrating sexuality into our relationships with others and with God (CCC #2337). At the end of one’s life God is going to ask us ...
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August 17th, 2009
The belief that a virgin could conceive a child is an unusual idea, to say the least. You’re not alone in wondering whether it could really happen.
Both Matthew and Luke make a point of explicitly ...
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August 15th, 2009
Since Jesus has both divine and human natures the church has taught that Jesus is both "Son of God" and "Son of Mary." Your question as to ...
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August 14th, 2009
John’s Gospel describes Jesus forming a “whip of cords” (John 2:15) and using it to drive out them out of the temple. How can we reconcile Jesus’ apparent anger with the notion of anger being ...
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August 13th, 2009
First of all, Hinduism is not a religion as we tend to think of a religion. It is a name given to a range of practices, attitudes, beliefs, schools of thought, and the social and ...
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August 12th, 2009
Not being God, it would be really arrogant to claim to know God’s mind. That being said, we’re taught by the church that love of neighbor—even in difficult circumstances—is fundamental to community. Those responsible for ...
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August 11th, 2009
Mortal sin means “deadly” sin, the choice to so reject God’s love that the life of grace “dies” in a person. The meanings of masturbation range over a variety of acts and life situations. An ...
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August 10th, 2009
According to Church tradition, no. Mary remained a virgin her entire life.
This belief is reflected in numerous early Church writings. The Protoevangelium of James, written around A.D. 150, portrays Mary as a consecrated virgin who ...
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August 8th, 2009
They might not have been the ones carrying Jesus to full term but Catholic belief is that Joachim and Anne--the traditional names given to Mary's parents--were holy people in their right. (They are, by the way, the patron ...
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