My Catholicism training told me that we humans are prone to sin due to the scar which original sin had left us. This also proves that Holy Mary is “sinless” since she is immaculate. My two questions are 1) If this is true, then how could Adam and Eve committed the first sin given that they carry no original sin too and were full of grace. 2) If someone who has no original sin could still commit sins by free will (like Adam and Eve) then why do we say 100% Holy Mary is “sinless”?
程神父你好!我已婚十一年,但跟丈夫自從生了小孩之後,一直再沒有性生活,因為我們第一次性行為後就有了小孩,自此我心理壓力很大,也對性完全沒有興趣,丈夫很尊重我也沒有說什麼,久而久之丈夫也習慣了,十年就過去,其實我們算不算對婚姻不負責任?有沒有犯罪?
我在某個堂區參加彌撒的時候,台下會眾詠唱某個彌撒曲的Angus Dei時跟著節奏拍手,會不會是因為使用的樂器營造的氣氛所致?(用另一種樂器時似乎大家會變得「很守規矩」)以我個人認知Angus Dei原文中強調「垂憐我們」,這樣跟著節奏拍手感覺有種違背經文原意的氛圍。
My catholic teaching told me that once we commit a mortal sin, we lose all the grace of God and we are not in communion with the Church or God. I fervently believe so. However, for a sinner to repent, despite the need of our free will to repent, we still need the grace of God in order to be aware of our darkness and evil and thus to seek the forgiveness of God. In a nutshell, a mortal sinner cannot repent without the grace of God while a mortal sinner is not in a state of Grace. Kind of a paradox?
就教宗對同性戀立場的發問: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/world-54642887教宗方濟各支持同性戀民事結合的立場,是否與天主教傳統教義有差異? 教會對同性戀問題應持何種立場? 教宗的言論是否反映時代的轉變? 這是否正確? 宗教教義可不可以因時而改?
神父你好。我是一名已受浸的基督徒。近半年以來,我一直有參加天主教某堂區的彌撒,並深深被整個彌撒的過程、禮儀、莊嚴的聖堂及美妙的音樂(光榮頌、歡呼頌等)所吸引,但同時我亦明白天主教和基督教之間存在分別。我之後亦有參加聖公會的崇拜,但始終喜歡天主教的彌撒。 我現在心裏充滿疑惑,希望神父可以解釋一下。為何天主教和基督教在因信稱義及赦罪(大罪、小罪)的神學觀上會出現如此大的分歧(救恩論),以及為何會有新教徒改信天主教?上帝又是如何看待這件事情?
We know Blessed Virgin Mary is the Immaculate Conception because Jesus has saved her first. From this, we see the salvation of Jesus transcends time. Then, may I know why Jesus didn’t also first saved the Faithful in the Old Testament? Instead, He let them stay in Limbo for centuries?
神父,請問具體而言試探上主的意思是什麼呢? 耶穌受試探時,魔鬼要耶穌從聖殿頂跳下去,因為天主必定保護他;耶穌說不可試探上主。這裏的意思是不可以抱著懷疑的心,要天主證明自己的能力,甚或違抗天主的計劃,對嗎? 《依撒意亞先知書》七:10-14裏,上主要阿哈次求天主一個徵兆,阿哈次拒絕並說不願意試探上主,然而其實他不願依靠上主。從這個來看,試探上主的核心是抱著懷疑的心去求天主嗎?言行是否試探上主,與那個人的信德的關係是什麼呢? 又如《瑪竇福音》十七:14-20裏,有一個人請門徒治好他的兒子,然而門徒並不能夠。耶穌回答是因為門徒缺少信德。耶穌授給門徒驅魔治病等權柄,但是門徒信德不足辦不到。然而他們沒有試探上主的心,請問這樣和試探上主類似嗎?分別是在哪裏呢? 最後,假如一個人患病苦不堪言,四處求醫不果,於是求天主治好自己,並相信天主必定能治好他,也相信並信賴天主的慈愛、憐憫,對這些並不懷疑;但是他對於自己得到治愈的信心並不足夠,那這樣會是無意中試探上主嗎?如果這人不斷祈求也沒有好轉,而仍然堅信天主的大能和慈愛,但對得到治愈的信心更小了,這樣會無意中試探了上主嗎? 望神父指教,感謝!主佑!
My husband has serious illnesses called dermatillomania and trichotillomania. His skin problem has ruined 90 percent of his skin and his emotional wellbeing. I am determined to keep my family intact with a marriage not functional in terms of physical intimacy. As a Catholic, what are the tips for me to shoulder my cross my marriage easier? That is to maintain chastity, I am middle age, in my situation?