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。
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?
What should I do with the ash (cross) that the priest marked on my forehead during the Ash Wednesday? Wash it away with water, clean it with facial tissue and throw it away or leave the ash until it goes away gradually.
程神父你好。雖然我不是教友,但我很有興趣認識天主教的觀點。想請問神父, 基督新教經常強調 「你們和不信的原不相配,不要同負一軛」(2 Corinthians 6:14), 以此作為新教信徒不應與未信奉基督信仰的人結婚的理據,甚至引申至交往層面, 認為新教信徒不可以與未信者交往。請問天主教對這段經文有怎樣的見解?謝謝神父!