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.
Can we receive Eucharist when we obtain absolution from a priest in confession but HAVE NOT completed all the required penances? Are we still in a state of mortal sin?
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。
Why do we see not much description about Jesus’s mother, Mary in the Bible? It only mentions mostly Mother Mary keeps things to her heart, like the loss of Jesus in the Temple.
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?
A practising Catholic will be marrying a non-practicing Catholic (who may not believe in God anymore) in the Catholic Church. Can they have a Nuptial Mass with the non-practicing Catholic not receiving Communion? Since sacraments should be received in a state of grace, and the non-practicing one obviously is not in such a state, what does it mean for the non-practicing one to receive the sacrament in that state? Will the non-practicing Catholic still receive the grace of Matrimony?
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?
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.
I would like to invite my Protestant friend to explore our Catholic faith, but one of his hangups is that Catholic do not believe in Sola scriptura. Can you please explain Catholic stands on Sola scriptura? Is this explained in the Bible?
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。
My girl feels guilty in getting married in a Catholic Church as they may plan not to have children. This would forbidden them to a Catholic matrimony. Is it true?
When a person has severe mental health issues and cannot control hurting and harming himself , like addiction or attempt suicide …, is he committing a sin? What does Catholicism say about mental health?