我常常碰到很多人對天主的誤解說:「如果天主全知全能,又能預知事情,又能替我們計劃好一切,就代表沒有自由意志,一切都是劇本」。我知道當中涉及天主存在的時間並非與我們一樣,神父已經回答過許多次,我也重複看過許多次,但還是十分抽象,神父能再詳細點說一下嗎?
我在七年前成為一名教友 ,第一次聽到一個信仰是關於愛的信仰 , 所以那時候我很感動。但在這七年間,我有兩年離開了教會, 因為我常常糾結在我的罪上面。我是個同志, 常常會糾結在性愛和娛樂用藥上面 ,所以我不知道神父您能給我什麼意見。其實我很痛苦 ,有時候信仰變成我的罪惡感。
我有一個關於殯葬禮儀衣著的問題。據說道教儀式穿白衫白褲白鞋,天主教穿黑衫黑褲黑鞋,我還未知道會否披麻戴孝。我心想白衫黑衫或穿麻孝服只是不同的衣著,如果出發點只是盡孝道和尊重爸爸的意思,應該沒有問題,與天主教信仰沒有衝突,對嗎?
What are the various Catholic churches with names like Maronite, Coptic and Slovak Catholic Church. In the Nicene Creed,”I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church”, so are churches just like CMCC serving the ethnic groups? Are these churches legit for Roman Catholics? How about Eastern and Orthodox?
I have been getting acupuncture treatments for sometime now but have been getting mixed comments from different people in regards to acupuncture not being accepted in our Catholic faith. Could you please clarify?
My siblings are planning a family vacation for our elderly parents. We are Catholic but not all practicing. They want to go to a remote resort where I may not be able to find a church to fulfill my Sunday obligation. I am torn between 1) going for the trip & missing Sunday Mass, or 2) skipping the trip & disappointing my elderly parents. Any advice?
是否只有聖灰瞻體日和耶穌受難日才守大小齋,而全年星期五則守小齋? 而四旬期內是守足四十日小齋還是逢星期五守小齋? 守小齋是否只能吃白麵包和水? 因為在過去幾個月, 我只是不吃肉和自己最喜歡的食物,而不是吃白麵包,未知是否不合規格。
Pope Francis has said: “Hope in idols are illusions.” What about religious objects and statues that adorned the Catholic churches and in lay people’s homes?