Is it fine to attend Sunday mass online because of my heavy work schedule? Have I sinned to do so? I attend mass recorded from my church. The day has only 12 hours,I try to replenish sleep, and play with my cats and go out with my husband who really wants to do outdoor activities with me. I am exhausted ! My mom said if I love god so much I should go to church. So I did for a few weeks and now I don’t look forward to Sun anymore, please help Fr Francis. Sincerely.
This is a bit embarrassing but does oral sex count as sex before marriage? Me and my girlfriend both enjoy it but then I’m getting worried about whether I’m turning my back on God. I sort of feel unclean whenever I do it but that might be because of what people said online. Finally, if it is a sin do I need to go to confession? Is it a grave/mortal sin or not as serious.
程神父,你好。我的姪女兒是一個同性戀者,她與伴侶已一同生活多年。每次我與她們見面亦都會互相擁抱,視姪女兒的伴侶如一個朋友看待。現在她們結婚了,邀請我去觀禮。我想請問在舉止說話上,有什麼我需要注意的,以避免我犯罪呢?謝謝!
I am a Catholic but my husband is not. He does not believe neither in God nor in heaven. He argues that if God does love everyone without any condition then he does not need to be a Catholic to enter Heaven. He believes that as long as he is a “good” guy, our “God” will let him enter into heaven.
程神父,你好,我是天主教徒,妹妹是基督徒。當我們未領洗的母親問「天主教聖經和基督教的有什麼區別?」 我只知道有 1 一2處 的差異,但想在回答之前先確定我在網上只查到很少的信息,不知道如何驗證信息是否正確。你能幫我麼?
How do we reconcile the belief in the real presence with receiving in the hand? How about the lost particles that fall to the floor?
Hi Fr Francis, I recently heard that if we attend midnight mass on Dec 24th, we do not need to attend Christmas Day mass on December 25 to fulfill “Christmas obligation”. This year is different as Christmas day is a Sunday. We need to go to mass on Christmas Day to our Sunday mass “duty”. But if neither Christmas eve nor Christmas Day falls on Sunday, we only need to attend either midnight mass or Christmas Day mass. Is this correct. What about Easter Vigil and Easter Day masses?
據說在韓國有兩位修士因想過婚姻生活而改宗聖公會,現在應該已經成為牧師,並過著婚姻生活。今年有幾位聖公會主教改宗天主教,並且重新晉鐸。據筆者所知,已婚聖公會主教、牧師如果改宗天主教,幾乎都會重新晉鐸,甚至晉牧。 假若有一位天主教徒男性,有志成為神父;但是仍想過婚姻生活。沒有可能在發現英國的那些特例後。先在形式上改宗聖公會,進入神學院成為牧師,並且結婚。然後等一段時間後,再改宗天主教。最後再重新晉鐸。假如真的有人這麼做,這樣的行為有甚麼倫理上的缺陷?除明知教會真正的聖傳,還改宗分裂的聖公會、或是投機取巧外?
If Christians receive grace and gifts of the Holy Spirit during baptism, does that mean non-baptized people would not have/receive these gifts of the Holy Spirit? Are there any other grace or gifts for them to turn to God or be inspired by the Holy Spirit?
Questions from 5yrs old grandson : 1) is heaven real? 2) where is it? 3) is it on Earth? 4) (I explained that once people passed, and if they lived a good, kind life, they go to heaven to join God and Jesus) Can we see them in heaven? 5) is heaven between Earth and space ? 6) is God and Jesus the same person ? 7) Can we see the people once they die? (We explain that they exist in our memory, in our hearts, in photos, but they become guardian angels to watch over the people they love who are still living on this earth.)
Is having a mental illness such as depression or anxiety considered a sin? How can Catholicism help these people?
In Old Testament, God hardened Pharaoh’s heart again and again (Ex 10:20,27 and 11:10) even after Pharaoh had confessed (Ex 10:16-17). How should I comprehend?