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?
Are all incorrupt bodies related to the Catholic Church or have ties or are they just well preserved bodies?
I committed a grave sin and I believe it was God who sent a message that his doors are locked to me. The message was given through an acquaintance who out of the blue told me about his ‘‘brother’’s sin which not only was identical to mine but included details about me that no one knows. Finished by telling me that I should be ‘proud’ of all the good things I had done for they could not be covered with one hand (obviously all the sins) Is there any hope I can still be saved?
請問程神父,在聽到基督教抨擊天主教時該如何反應或作為呢?實際的例子是基督教牧師說天主教中南美洲有著很多大肆慶祝類似台灣媽祖遶境那樣的慶典,那樣的方式都脫離了聖經的原意,也更近似於精靈崇拜等等。因為在美國住的地方沒有中文天主教堂,因而都和先生在基督教,之前都覺得還好,直到最近聽到這樣的言論覺得很不舒服,但又不知道該如何解釋。謝謝程神父。
I’m mother of two wonderful ten years old sons. Their father has left us eight years ago. At what age should a parent teach their son about ‘sex education’ if there is no father around or would it be better for the child to have a male family member to do this?
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?
I am going through a period of bad lust and going further away from God, and my desire to become a Priest becomes less and less. I am 17 years old and I have been dating a girl for a while now. We are falling into deep lust now. We are both practicing Catholics, but because of this I feel like we are falling away from the faith. I think I have lost my virginity, but I don’t want to go deep into that. My question is, how can we overcome this and come back to the faith Hollier.
我是一個一直在信仰問題上掙扎的人,最近學習天主教的祈禱方式時感受到靈性的召喚,在考慮報慕道班並且領洗成為天主教徒。然而我本人是一名女性的雙性戀者,我認真閱讀和了解過天主教教理後知道天主教對同性戀行為和同性婚姻的態度是什麼,但我向主祈禱並且省察自己的良心以後,結合我對於自己愛情的了解和我對同為LGBTQ的朋友的認識,並沒有感受到罪惡的譴責,也沒有感覺我需要放棄我與生俱來的、獨特的愛人的方式。我清楚按天主教的教理我若是以後選擇與一位女性結婚,那麼對於教會來說將不被承認,而且很可能會是明知故犯的大罪(同性性行為同理)。那麼我有幾個問題:1)我是否應該報天主教會的慕道班?2)我是否能接受洗禮?3)若我不應該受天主教會的洗禮,我是否應該考慮在天主教會完成慕道班學習後去聖公會領洗?4)我若領洗入聖公會後發展同性伴侶關係或者跟同性結婚,算不算犯了大罪或者死罪?5)我該怎麼樣與我當地的天主教會提起這個問題?
Dear Fr. Francis, How are you ? I am one of your followers and attend your daily mass everyday. However, I unable to find your May, 2022 daily masses posted in your website. Not sure if anything changed. Please check and let me know. Thank you in advance, Father God Bless.
Can a catholic baptise a non-catholic who is dying and unable to express his wishes concerning baptism?
謝謝神父提供機會,可以讓我們提出疑難問題!我一位朋友,她是教友,她結婚後,夫家的婆婆和大姑苛待她,後來他們就離婚了;過了幾年,她再婚後,就不敢再進天主教堂了!若她想去辦annulment(上次婚姻無效),可是這麼多年她和前夫一直都没有联繫(他們沒有孩子),請問神父,若是tribunal找不到她的前夫,那怎麼辦呢?
問題是來自一位姐妹,原文如下⬇⬇ 請問大家,因為最近常聽到許多人用「聖母媽媽」來稱呼,這是對嗎?母=媽媽=母親,聖母=尊稱為母親,那麼「聖母媽媽」這樣的稱呼,是正確嗎? 我第一次看到這怪稱呼,是在抖音,當時我搖搖頭,就沒有多理,沒想到最近一直在聽到教友也用這個稱呼….所以向大家討教。我個人認為,這稱呼在文法上是錯誤的。所以希望認同的人不要以訛傳訛, ,更不要用。不認同的人,希望你能分享見解。謝謝。
謝謝神父提供機會,可以讓我們提出疑難問題!我一位朋友,她是教友,她結婚後,夫家的婆婆和大姑苛待她,後來他們就離婚了;過了幾年,她再婚後,就不敢再進天主教堂了!若她想去辦annulment(上次婚姻無效),可是這麼多年她和前夫一直都没有聯繫(他們沒有孩子),請問神父,若是tribunal找不到她的前夫,那怎麼辦呢?