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!
I have the inspiration to become a priest. How do I become a priest / what is the pathway to become a priest? I am in high school. In multiple occasions, it seems there are callings for me to pursue the role of a priest, and I do desire to serve the Lord and others. Is it possible to share how I, or anyone who also experiences the same epiphany, can to become a priest?
在教會的教導下,當人離世時,會先有私審判,然後,耶穌再來時,所有生者死者都面對公審判。那麼,生者在耶穌來臨的一刻,是否還經過私審判呢?還要留在煉獄等煉淨嗎?世界宇宙都會完結,那到時這些煉獄靈魂還會獲得諸聖相通功嗎?
In Genesis 9:16, “Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” God made a covenant with Noah never to destroy life by the waters of a flood. I personally saw a rainbow on Oct 24. And a double rainbow appeared in the sky of Vancouver on Nov 5 which a lot of people saw and captured on camera. But yet BC had an extreme flooding on Monday. Is God mad at us?
What do you think of the trend of “mindfulness meditation”? Is it spiritually dangerous for a Catholic to practise such methods, like a “new age”/ Buddhism / yoga?
In the past two months, many unfortunate things happened to me. To name a few, my mom had an accident and she is in coma, my friend passed away, my neighbor damaged my washroom ceiling, and I developed some health problems. Is God sending me a message? What should I do?
I was recently told by a Catholic friend that we shouldn’t receive holy communion by hand, and should only receive directly on our tongue. Reasons being only priests’ hands are consecrated, if we receive by hand, traces of small particles of Jesus’ body will be on our hands. Moreover, the likelihood of dropping the bread is higher if we receive it by hands. Could you share what is the Catholic history and teaching on this? Are there certain groups of Catholics who were taught differently?
Can you please let know why this happen again to a Roman Catholic Bishop 紅衣主教 — 被控50年前性侵少年 ? How do we know a priest / Bishop we can trust?
Does all Apostles have the power to baptize Holy Spirit or only Peter and John? In ACTs chapter 8 verse 12, it said Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women were baptized… Then at the same Chapter 8 verse 15… Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them?
聽說我們在聖若瑟年每天都能為煉靈求大赦,希望程神父能拍一個video清晰地解釋一下如何gain a special plenary indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph。是否每天只能為一個煉靈祈求?或每天可為多個煉靈祈求?是否只需每天按教宗意願祈禱唸天主經、聖母經及光榮頌,然後每月辦告解一次及領聖體便可?謝謝神父的解答和教導。
After the priest blessed the Eucharist, some people would stand up, while others would prefer to continue to kneel. Which way is correct?