Canada 加拿大
How should we respond to arguments against the existence of God? The most common arguments I heard of are: 1) God knew everything we would do when He made us so there is no true free will. 2) There are many good people suffering and many unanswered prayers.
During a difficult delivery, the Doctor gives the Mother and Father the choice: “I can save either the mother’s life or the child’s life. Which do you want me to save first?” The church tells us that we should save the baby’s life, but many would not agree. What are your thoughts?
We are Catholic and received an invitation from our cousin to attend his daughter’ s same sex marriage in Toronto. Are we supposed to refuse to attend or not?
Do Catholics have the obligation to go to Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent? What if some Fridays were skipped?
I would like to introduce my faith to a non believer through reading a Gospel. Which one should I start with and why?
神父平安。我的老家在新年時，有拜神明的習慣，而我不得不參與這個傳統。但我只是拿香站著而已，並沒有把神明當作神的心思，且在進行時，總是請求天主的垂憐與諒解。我需要不斷為此辦和好聖事，否則不能領聖體嗎？我是否會因此而失去天主的恩寵？祂是否因此而不再應允我的祈禱？謝謝神父。
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?
If Jesus came to die for our sins, in order for us to go to heaven, what happened to all the people before Jesus’ coming?
請問一般教友可以因耶穌的名驅魔嗎？
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?
1) Will it lead to superstition to greet people with 「恭喜發財」 during Chinese New Year? 2) Are all the Chinese New Year 「揮春」 like the 「福字」 and the symbols of the 「十二生肖」 will be the cracks to let Satan sneak into our house? 3) Can we read the little paper from the fortune cookies for fun?
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?
Did Mary Mother of God give birth to other children?
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.
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？
