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October 16th, 2008
What the texts of the Bible reveal is a gradual evolution toward an appreciation of the value of marriage as an equal and lifelong partnership between a man and a woman. Our understanding of marriage ... |
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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
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
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 ... |
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May 18th, 2008
Catholic teaching holds that abortion is always immoral. This is a strongly held position and dates back to the earliest days of the Church. For example, the Didache, the earliest known book of basic instructions ... |
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May 18th, 2008
You are correct in sensing that there is more unity than difference in the way Catholics and Lutherans understand and celebrate communion. In fact, since the second Vatican Council there has been a "coming together" ... |
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May 18th, 2008
I've found nothing in the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church indicating that Protestant spouses cannot be buried with their Catholic spouse in a Catholic cemetery. The only hitch would be if burial ... |
