Vancouver, Canada
After the priest blessed the Eucharist, some people would stand up, while others would prefer to continue to kneel. Which way is correct?
What is the history of the veneration of relics? Why do Catholics believe in that?
How can I concentrate when I pray, even though every time I reminded myself have to concentrate, don’t think of others stuff but always fail, even I’m attending a Mass, can’t 100% concentrate on all the readings or during sermon. Does it means i don’t have faith or not enough?
I often thought Holy Spirit is always upper case H and S, until when I read NEW AMERICAN BIBLE (NAB), and it is written as “holy Spirit”. Example would be “and the holy Spirit was upon him” (Lk 2:25). Would you please explain?
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?
This was given by 2 priests under 2 occasions. 1. Church celebrates St John’s birthday in addition to his death because of his free of original sins when father tried to explain why only 2 saints, including Mother Mary, were celebrating birthdays. 2. Jesus visited St John before his death in person since John was martyred before Christ. Your kind clarifications are most needed. God Bless.
Fr. Ching, Hope you are well. This is the first time I email you. I am bothered by this Japanese Ryo Tatsuki’s predictions of the massive earthquake in 2025. I know we shouldn’t believe in it, and shouldn’t even read it, but people are talking about it and hard to avoid. I could only ask people to keep praying to God, but i feel that i am promoting it when I ask people to pray about this “predictions”. I have this conflicts in me. What should I do? And why would God allow this kind of disaster happen in the world….. Thank you for your time in advance.
程神父你好，請問你我每天早上在吃早餐同時在閱讀聖經是否可以？
The Bible is inspired by God and written by human authors. The question is how do we explain to people who question the validity that the human author did not err with the inspiration?
請問我該如何處理不再使用的念珠呢？我看到有焚燒、掩埋和捐贈出去這三種方法，但是在我的情況下，這三種方法都不可行。請問我可以妥善包裹後，直接丟棄嗎？這樣做是否冒犯天主，我又是否需要辦告解呢？
Why St. Paul said “…that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil..” I thought only God has power over death and life. The devil does not and cannot rule or govern human lives?
With a toddler and a baby, I find our family missing mass quite a bit during the winter cold and flu season as sickness rotates throughout each of us! Is missing mass due to a child’s sickness (or even our own) considered a sin that will require confession each time before receiving communion?
Is Judas in Heaven or in hell? What if he did repent after he placed the rope on his neck but could not have physically affording to get off the rope. Did the Church, or Her prophets and saints, ever discussed about Judas’ final fate?
I would like to introduce my faith to a non believer through reading a Gospel. Which one should I start with and why?
How should or can I handle church weekly printed bulletins if I wish to dispose them? May I recycle them just as any paper products? If so, should I be shredding them before disposing? Or, should I bring them to any public places and leave them there, such as libraries, whenever possible and permissible?
A Protestant friend of mine said that since his parents were not Christians when they passed away, they might be in hell. He said if they are in hell, he would like to go to hell in future to be with them forever. What should I tell him?
Did Mary Mother of God give birth to other children?
程神父您好，想請教瓜達盧佩聖母像的問題：聖母腳下是踏著月亮，這下面有一（我估是天使因為有翅膀）天使，是天使在承托聖母升天呢？還是聖母在帶領天使升天呢？
Are Moses, Noah, and Abraham saints? We seldom hear them name to be called as a Saint, but God spoke to these people directly back in the Old Testament.
