程神父你好,你之前在祈禱的作用中說過,有時候天父的一些恩寵要等到我們祈禱後才給我們,耶穌也說過我們求的要合符天主旨意祂才會給我們。但為什麼有些壞人甚至不用求就嚐盡榮華富貴?而好人的祈求常常好像天父沒有垂聽?如果天父不會把不好的給我們,為什麼壞人就可以享受種種不好呢?我好困惑,望神父解答。謝謝。
神父:最近我剛剛從日本九州朝聖回來,聽過很多當地教難的事蹟,除了緬懷殉教者外,我對於發起迫害的日本統治者:如豐臣秀吉與德川家康,我雖不會詛咒辱罵他們,但很難再喜歡他們。無論電視劇、電影、電玩、書籍怎麼吹捧他們,我都很難對他們有好感。甚至朝聖途中我有替一個明朝皇帝與一個被處決的死囚獻彌撒(由同團神父主持 同行教友參與) ,但卻不願替這些日本統治者獻彌撒。我這樣算有恨意、有罪嗎?
I have a friend who calls himself an atheist. But he reads religious and theology literature extensively probably knows the Bible better than I. He asked me the following question and I don’t know how to answer appropriately: According to the Bible Herod killed many innocent children by his decree. This is infamous as an evil act. God killed many innocent children who were the 1st born child in Egypt. This is celebrated as a mark of God’s goodness. How do you reconcile the inconsistency?
What am I supposed to feel when my younger brother brings his girlfriend to our house to stay overnight every day, even when I tried to voice out that this somewhat feels not right, but then my parents and my brother are totally against me and even arguments happened and made me feel so hurtful as they think that I am too conservative. Nevertheless I‘d apologised for voicing out and not being very polite to the girlfriend. Can I just keep quiet from now on already since nobody will listen to me.
Some folks from the church introduced Catholic charismatic prayer practice. One of them said she was a prophet who could deliver Jesus’s raw thoughts about my life to me. I feel uncomfortable and weird. What is your opinion on this kind of prayer practice?
How do I discern my vision during prayers or mass? Are they my imagination or really a blessing from God? What am I to do with them other than being grateful and offering back to the Lord?
神父您好:我想請教一下:諷刺別人是否違反愛德?我最近常常傳給攻擊敬禮聖母的新教徒孫悟空的圖片,然後嘲諷:我相信這個才是你的神,因為他是從石頭裡蹦出來的,而非由名叫瑪利亞的女人生下來的。這樣做會不會太失禮且激發更深的矛盾?
Is it ok to display an icon of Eastern Orthodox Saints after the 1054 schism? A orthodox nun sent me an icon of Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene and I worried that the Catholic church doesn’t recognise them.
Is it against the teachings to avoid people who are a vexation to the spirit? For example, avoiding those who gossip, impose their will on others, or take advantage of others.