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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?
God is sufficient yet humans are imperfect. Why do we need to build relations with our community as these relations can turn ugly or discouraging? A saint once said: Life in community is my greatest penance.
After the priest blessed the Eucharist, some people would stand up, while others would prefer to continue to kneel. Which way is correct?
I know that the Church is against abortion. However, what if the child inside you will have a suffering life because of his disabilities? Won’t the mom and the child be better-off with an abortion?
Please can you help me discern my place in the body of Christ? Some advise that I should do whatever comes along or wherever the greatest need is, others advise to take my time to find the one which I feel called.
In John gospel, it mentions “first day of the week” total Eight days, can you tell me how they come up with eight days?
想請教在告解聖事中，明白神父要對懺悔人(教友)的告明絕對保密。但如果其中牽涉一些危害神父或其他教友的人生安全(例如：最極端的例子：懺悔人在教堂內設置炸彈)，請問神父會如何處理在告解中獲得的知識呢？謝謝！
Is Opus Dei legit? Someone commented it as a church within the church. Some calls it a cult. Is it ok to join? What is the church standpoint?
I would like to introduce my faith to a friend who believe in yiguandao which is a cult(一贯道) They claim that every religion is the same and claim that Jesus was one of the prophets sent down by their god. What should I do to explain my faith to him?
Is it true a divorced person not allowed to be baptized? How about for those who are remarried? Why?
I often thought Holy Spirit is always upper case H and S, until when I read NEW AMERICAN BIBLE (NAB), and it is written as “holy Spirit”. Example would be “and the holy Spirit was upon him” (Lk 2:25). Would you please explain?
Why was “father” missing in Mark 10:30? In the Mark 10:29, Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel”, but in the 10:30 “who will not receive a hundred times as much, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land”. The notion “father” appeared in the 10:29 but missed in 10:30, why?
It is now my understanding that this “saint” which Jesus had asked all of us to strive for differs from the “Saint” that I was confused with whom are “Canonized” through Church.
I was challenged by a Protestant group that why Roman Catholic pray to saints and Mary and not directly to Jesus and God. Do we Catholic deviate from what the Bible is telling us? I was a bit bothered by that question. Please help me understand why we practice such way.
My child’s school don’t allow students to wear jewellery in school. How can he wear his miraculous medal and brown scapular in school?
In John’s Gospel today, he mentioned that “…Jesus healed many who were sick with various diseases …” Why did not Jesus cure everyone there together, vs individually? I truly believe Jesus has that power in curing everyone at once. This passage, however, leads me to “see” that Jesus were tired or worn out after curing all these people “individually” – one-by-one. Am I misreading the Word of God somewhere? Your kind guidance is very much needed. Thank you Fr. Francis. God Bless you Fr.
Some rumors about Mother Teresa and make my daughter doubt about her be St. If we are doctor in Toronto, how we can practice that issues of abortion, gender surgery and patient decide end their live? How we deal with these?
There are some myths about other incarnations of the false gods (idols). Therefore, if I say Jesus Christ is the true God because He has solidly revealed Himself in the History, others would say their idols also have done so.
Why do we have Holy Trinity in our belief? Isn’t God alone enough?
