I live in a senior housing complex. They’re planning to form a Bible study group, and it will be led by a Protestant. They say everyone can join, including Catholics, protestants and others. I would like to ask whether I can or whether I should not join such a group. Thanks.
程神父: 請問什麼時間是耶穌在世上最痛苦的時刻? 我基督教弟弟的分享是當耶穌死在十字架的一刻, 因為三位一體的耶穌已脱離了神性而穩身為人,並背負着全人類的罪惡,痛恨罪惡的天父在那時刻憤怒至極,跟兒子的關係完全决裂,掩面拒絕耶穌的呼喊,聖殿內帳幔由上而下撕裂 …。 明白基督教和天主教的教理常有出入,請問神父會否同意我弟弟的分享呢? 謝謝你。
我想問瑪竇福音的第五章與第六章是否前後矛盾? 瑪 (5:15-16) 說: 「人點燈,並不是放在斗底下,而是放在燈台上,照耀屋中所有的人。照樣,你們的光也當在人前照耀,好使他們看見你們的善行,光榮你們在天之父。」但瑪 (6:1)又說:「你們應當心,不要在人前行你們的仁義,為叫他們看見;若是這樣,你們在天父之前,就沒有賞報了。」一章節叫人要看我們的善行,另一章節就叫我們要隱藏善行,讓天主暗中賞報。我們應該怎樣做?
Prophecies are blaspemies (blasphemies) because prophecies undermine, marginalize, and misrepresent God. Why would Catholics believe in prophecies like the prophecy of Christ? It is absurd to believe God needs some humans to do God’s bidding.
程神父午安,願您眼睛的健康日進,天主降福保佑!最近在FB看到一條視頻,關於朱恩榮神父在聖家堂彌撒(看似是殯葬彌撒),在離開聖堂時,看見仿似朱神父的骨灰缸。印象中,好似記得骨灰是不能進入聖堂進行殯葬禮的,是嗎?請神父更正我的謬誤。天主保佑神父!
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?
Should religious personnel, such as priests, bishops, etc. get involved in politics? In case your answer is yes, to what extent can they be involved?
家中的長輩已成為基督徒60年,雖然仍可行動,但近年患腦退化症,已忘記參與彌撒及領聖體的意義,我亦怕她輕微的動作會騷擾到其他教友,故已減少帶她往教堂了,參與網上彌撒時亦好像遊魂似的。請問程神父我應否讓她繼續往教堂參與彌撒及領聖體?
How does the Church get the relics of the saints? They all passed away a long time before they became saints.
If wine is truly transformed to Blood during Eucharist, why would “someone cannot consume wine because of health reasons” become one of the problems when receiving the sacrament? Doesn’t transformed wine become non-wine oriented?
On the days of fasting such as Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics aged 18-59 in Canada are bound to fast; those 14 and older just abstinence. My mom is over 60 so she does not have to fast, but does she still need to abstain from meat?
My step-brother believes in the Catholic Church, but he ended up baptized as a Christian. Now goes to both Christian worship and Mass in Catholic Church weekly and has been receiving the communion. I explained to him that this is not ok. However, he told me that 吳新豪神父in Taiwan told him it is ok for him. Now what shall I respond?
我有一個小問題:耶穌這名字,根據福音是天神告訴瑪利亞,她要生的孩子的名字。但路加福音在第三章中,亦提到了耶穌的祖先有叫耶穌的人。所以,我是不應該對「耶穌」這名字有甚麼特別的理解,只需要記得『基督』的定義是受傅者嗎?