Is it a sin for someone to forgo treatment for cancer, if statistically, the chances of survival with treatment is extremely low and the patient does not want to go through the pain of ineffective chemo? If someone raises this idea to a loved one to consider, would that be a sin?
With the protests, riots and violence in HK and the US, it’s a challenge for me to let go and stay peaceful. My children have different opinions and one doesn’t communicate with the rest of the family. She’s a heart of a Stone: The US way of upbringing, my limitations have driven us apart. Having a harmonious relationship and communication become impossible. How can I let go and find INNER PEACE?
We Catholics believe that if we die in the state of grace, then we can go to heaven. Sometimes, I feel very much like and long to go to heaven…..when I hear someone passed away, should I be happy for him/her that he/she can enjoy life in heaven? But I feel contradicting myself which we should feel sad when the person died? Also, If the soul is already in heaven, what happens to the final judgement? Is this the 2nd judgement of the soul?
Why can’t a consecrated host be kept in our home so that Jesus’ real presence my be adored and worshipped at any time, provided that it be stored in a safe and revered way?
Let’s say there are two devout Catholics, both carry out the work of God. One is quite lucky all his life but the other encounters troubles in all aspects…lack of friends and family support, difficult career, lots of illnesses. Will the latter somehow get compensated more in heaven because of his sufferings during his lifetime?
Some folks from the church introduced Catholic charismatic prayer practice. One of them said she was a prophet who could deliver Jesus’s raw thoughts about my life to me. I feel uncomfortable and weird. What is your opinion on this kind of prayer practice?
My 92 year old grandma has been Buddhist all her life. She feels it would be betrayal to Buddha if she converted to Catholicism. What should I do?