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.)
My husband is not a Catholic, and we were married at a Catholic Church. For the past 47 years, he has taken me to Mass every week. Is it possible to have a Catholic funeral Mass for him when he dies?
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?
How does the Church get the relics of the saints? They all passed away a long time before they became saints.
Please father, I wish to know this cause it’s one of the challenges we Catholics face amidst other believers. Do Catholics worship statues? Thanks.
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?
What should we do with the palm branches we took home on Palm Sunday? Shall we bring them back to church? And when? Is it that OK to fold the palm branches into crosses?
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?
我發現在網上的祈禱文中,在引用創世紀天主對蛇說的一段話時都寫「她要踏碎你的頭顱」,但聖經原文是「她的後裔要踏碎你的頭顱」。聖經的意思是「女人的後裔」而不是「女人」要踏破蛇頭,是嗎?不知我的理解是否正確。