Toronto, Canada
Do Catholics have to get married in the Church? What if it is at the beach and the Priest officiates the wedding?
Jesus preached mostly to Jews in His 3 years of ministry (except the encounter of the woman of Canaanite). He downplayed the Gentiles (Matthew 5:47, 6:7) and even instructed the Apostles to avoid them (Matthew 10:5). In the first few chapters of Acts, Peter also focused his ministry on Jews. But then God made a sharp turn converting Saul/Paul and sent him to Gentiles preaching the Gospel. Was the plan changed? Why?
如果因為害怕離婚就不能領聖體這件事，我可以因此就一直和男友(他非教友)保持交往狀態，不要結婚就好嗎? 因為身邊有很多結了婚才發現有許多變故及磨擦(完全無法改變或忍受的那種)，我很怕自己最後也會這樣。
You mentioned that we can offer each hour to God at the hour. Do you know where we can find a list of phrases we can use as intentions for the hour?
教廷於12月18日發表的《懇求的信賴》（Fiducia supplicans）聲明，是否意味著天主教會變相祝福同性婚姻？如果不是的話，在主流傳媒鋪天蓋地的錯誤解讀下，天主教徒該怎樣使人明白天主教會有關婚姻的教義？
Is there a chance to know if our loved ones are in purgatory or in heaven? How can one enter heaven directly? How long will they stay in purgatory? My 14-year-old brother and my parents had passed away. I am asking the question for them. They were good Christians with immense faith but they were also sinners in front of God. Thanks father.
什麼時候在彌撒中可唱諸聖禱文？可否在平常堂區主日彌撒中領聖體時唱諸聖禱文作為領主詠呢？謝謝！ When should the Litany of the Saints be sung during Mass? Can the Litany of the Saints be sung as a Communion hymn during Communion at a usual parish Sunday Mass? Thanks!
程神父你好,想知道如何幫配偶或父母選擇醫療服務的時候,不會做錯決定犯了十誡中的殺人罪。記得和母親入護理院時,他們的服務分為四級。 第一級：當心臟和呼吸停止時無需急救,不服用抗生素,不轉送醫院。 第二級：當心臟和呼吸停止時無需急救,不轉送醫院,骨折皮膚外傷除外,必須時服用抗生素。 第三級：當心臟和呼吸停止時無需急救,會轉送醫院,會給服用抗生素。 第四級：當心臟和呼吸停止時會進行急救轉送醫院。 請問該如何選擇。
How can I ask for forgiveness from my deceased mother, because I gave her a lot of troubles and back answered her answered her back all the time. I regretted it totally and I asked God everytime for forgiveness every time. What can I do more to fully make her fully understand and repent as I feel guilty and drained for all what that I did to her.? What penance or what should I do to tell her I love her and I am sorry for all what that I did to her.? She was for me but, to my poor understanding, I didn’t recognize it at that time. Help me father.
Speaking of Matthew 25:14-30, I guess we all run into similar dilemma when doing annual review with our financial advisor in recent memories. While joking aside, Matthew 24:30 sounds like a mean gesture towards the receiving end, how should we fit in the scripture as aforementioned to the circumstances in your opinion?
神父你好，我是位天主教徒，雖然我不算是很虔誠，但時常覺得要守誡命。我從小在完整家庭長大，可是父母感情不好，常常在我面前吵架、冷戰，令我對感情關係沒信心，很怕被男人有目的地接近然後拋棄。身邊都不少追求者，也有自己心儀的，但感覺他們常常測試我的底線，我還是堅守誡命，但對他們很失望，也令我懷疑自己是否太守舊，堅拒婚前性行為，還覺得是件很髒的事。既然我從小在表面完整但內裏破碎的家庭長大，內心已經充滿傷口、為什麼天主還要我經歷多次不成功的關係，令我再次受傷？神父求你幫幫我。
Is Christianity/Catholic Religion a made up religion by people who want to change society?
In Exodus 20:5, God says “for I the LORD your God am a jealous God”. But in 1 Corinthians 13:4, St. Paul says “love is not jealous”. If God is love, how would God a “jealous” God?
God has given us all freedom to make decisions, to live our lives. Yet, we always said “God has a plan for each of us”. What if, for example, if God has a plan for me to be a mother and yet, I choose not to have any children. So how does God’s plan work on me? Is there a contradiction here? If not, how are they related to each other then?
My nephew is lonely and being verbally abused by his peers in school. He is in grade 4. Which prayers would you suggest me to pray to God (or to any Saints) for help?
In the Summa Theologiae, Tertia Pars, Question 83, Article 5, Objection 3; Aquinas ascribes the sign of the cross to events of the Passion when the priest says certain lines in the Roman Canon. These actions are now omitted, even though the text is unchanged. What changed and can the actions return?
It is still Advent season, and I heard a choir singing a Christmas Carol during communion at mass. Should Christmas Carols be sung at mass during Advent?
祈禱時呼喚天主之名, 你是Alpha 和Omega, 是什麼意思？
I was wondering why people are allowed to remarry once their spouse died. Wouldn’t they end up with several spouses then? I also want to know if marriages on Earth will be honoured in heaven or if God will take away our marriage? I love my girlfriend and plan on marrying her and the idea of losing the special exclusive connection we have terrifies me.
