請教你一件事。事缘一位女教友和男朋友在婚姻註冊處簽了名,法律上已是夫妻,但聖堂的婚禮卻要排期至明年。想問這期間他倆可以一起在新居住?是否在婚配聖事前不能同居,她為此感到不安。不知他們可以在新居住?謝謝你回覆。
My non-practicing Catholic son just had a baby. I asked to have the baby baptized. He said he would let the child make the decision later in life. What should I say or do?
過去幾十年坊間流傳天主教徒可以在某些非共融的教會領聖體,甚至有神父在彌撒為非天主教基督徒分聖體的傳聞。雖然宗座對此有設限,但有關做法仍未消失,如果有關事件越鬧越大,恐怕只會損害教會合一。想問一下教會有沒有有關做法可以阻止相關事件的持續?
如果按照雅各伯書 5:16,告解應該是信徒彼此之間告罪,而且按照格林多後書 2:16和格林多前書 5:11,犯大罪的基督徒的罪行應該在全教會公佈,好讓其他信徒不與他往來的。為什麼現在的告解聖事是私下告罪,而且犯大罪的基督徒不會被公佈罪行?
法典1248條説「無論在慶節本日或在前一日晚上,參與任何地方舉 行的天主教禮彌撒者,即滿全參與彌撒的誡命」 因為法典沒有說要參加與慶節主題有關的彌撒才算滿全義務,那是不是説,即使我參與慶節前一天的普通彌撒,也滿全了義務?最常見的例子就是主日,如果我參加了星期六晚上的彌撒,無論這台彌撒是不是用的第二天主日的經文,都算滿全了參與主日彌撒的義務,對嗎?
Some ladies wear a veil to mass but most don’t. Some wear black and some wear white. What is the meaning of the veil?
Due to location factor, as a Catholic, can I attend a Protestant Church to fulfill the obligation of worshipping on Sunday if there is no any Catholic Churches nearby? Can I receive Holy Communion in the Protestant Church since their theological view and belief on Communion is different from ours?
程神父您好。我大概每個月會見神師一次,我的神師並不是我的本堂。每次見神師大概是1小時左右,最後會辦告解。想請教如果在與神師定期會面以外的時候,想辦告解,是不是一定或最好找神師辦告解?還是其他神父也可以?然後下次見神師時再交待最近靈魂的情況?我有定期辦告解的習慣,但感覺每次辦告解來來去去都是告那些罪,找同一個神父好像特別尷尬⋯
Do Catholics have the obligation to go to Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent? What if some Fridays were skipped?
Do Catholics have to get married in the Church? What if it is at the beach and the Priest officiates the wedding?