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| Rash judgments 31 January, 2010 |
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We are always told to avoid rash judgments and to avoid being “judgmental”. What does this mean in practice? How can we avoid making judgments about other people’s behaviour? [More] |
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| Synods 24 January, 2010 |
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Can you please tell me exactly what a Synod of Bishops is and how it differs from an Ecumenical Council? [More] |
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| Forgiving the unrepentant 17 January, 2010 |
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In an earlier column you said we must always be prepared to forgive those who have hurt us. Does this apply even when they are not sorry for what they have done? I thought even God did not forgive those who are not sorry. [More] |
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| The Flight into Egypt 10 January, 2010 |
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Could you please outline the sequence of events after the birth of Christ, including the visit of the Wise Men, the presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the flight into Egypt and the slaughter of the innocents? [More] |
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| The process of canonisation 3 January, 2010 |
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Now that the canonisation of Mary MacKillop is drawing near, can you tell me exactly what is involved in the process of beatification and canonisation? [More] |
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| Feast of Mary, Mother of God 27 December, 2009 |
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I notice that the feast of Mary, Mother of God, has been moved from October 11 to January 1, when we used to celebrate the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus. When was this done and why? [More] |
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| What is the hierarchy? 20 December, 2009 |
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Can you tell me what is meant by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church? I have heard the phrase used in different ways and I am not sure exactly what it means. [More] |
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| Apostolic succession 13 December, 2009 |
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In an earlier column you said that the Anglican Church has not preserved apostolic succession. Can you explain exactly what this is and why the Anglicans have not preserved it? [More] |
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| Anointing Masses 6 December, 2009 |
In my parish we have a monthly Mass with the anointing of the sick, at which I often see people go up to be
anointed who are perhaps in their 60s but seemingly very healthy and sometimes even younger people. I thought the sacrament was for people in danger of death. What is the Church’s teaching on this? [More] |
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| Immorality in the Bible 29 November, 2009 |
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How do we explain certain immoral practices that were part of the law of the Old Testament and that God seemed to condone, like polygamy, divorce, killing all the inhabitants of cities, etc? [More] |
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| Anglican rite and married priests 22 November, 2009 |
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Now that Anglicans will be welcomed into the Church with their married priests, does this mean that the Church’s rule on priestly celibacy will change? Also, will Catholic priests who have left and married be able to join the Anglican rite and return to the ministry? [More] |
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| Limbo of the Fathers 15 November, 2009 |
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I have always wondered where good people from the Old Testament like Abraham or Moses went after they died. It seems they could not go to heaven because Christ had not yet redeemed them from original sin, but they should not have gone to hell either. [More] |
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