Why is the Church promoting our faithful to do novena with fixed prayers and such prayers usually fall into fixed number of days, such as 3, 8, 9, 33? Which novenas would you recommend?
Jesus never told us to pray to Mary. Jesus is the great intercessor and we prayed to him as the great intercessor to reach God. Nowhere in the Bible it says to pray to Mary. If it’s not in the Bible and we should not believe it. You can hope and pray to the Saints and Mary is more powerful but that’s just my belief that is not biblical.
Some ladies wear a veil to mass but most don’t. Some wear black and some wear white. What is the meaning of the veil?
How should we respond to arguments against the existence of God? The most common arguments I heard of are: 1) God knew everything we would do when He made us so there is no true free will. 2) There are many good people suffering and many unanswered prayers.
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?
During a difficult delivery, the Doctor gives the Mother and Father the choice: “I can save either the mother’s life or the child’s life. Which do you want me to save first?” The church tells us that we should save the baby’s life, but many would not agree. What are your thoughts?
Due to location factor, as a Catholic, can I attend a Protestant Church to fulfill the obligation of worshipping on Sunday if there is no any Catholic Churches nearby? Can I receive Holy Communion in the Protestant Church since their theological view and belief on Communion is different from ours?
We are Catholic and received an invitation from our cousin to attend his daughter’ s same sex marriage in Toronto. Are we supposed to refuse to attend or not?
Do Catholics have the obligation to go to Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent? What if some Fridays were skipped?
I would like to introduce my faith to a non believer through reading a Gospel. Which one should I start with and why?
How should we respond to an atheist young people if they were told at school that we humans only made of particles and there is no soul as such? For them, it is OK to end our lives when we suffer as death will bring an end to all suffering.
How should or can I handle church weekly printed bulletins if I wish to dispose them? May I recycle them just as any paper products? If so, should I be shredding them before disposing? Or, should I bring them to any public places and leave them there, such as libraries, whenever possible and permissible?
Hi, we pray in Jesus name as the intercessors while alive here and praying for our brothers and sisters. Not asking Mary or ANY other saints in heaven. the person who prays for us us always say in JESUS NAME . Jesus is the truth the way and the life NO ONE goes to the FATHER except THRU him . Is Mary saying in Jesus name ? We won’t hear that ever from her now any dead saint from the bible . So this is why the question said only what is stated from the bible Catholics is adding their own teachings.
If Jesus came to die for our sins, in order for us to go to heaven, what happened to all the people before Jesus’ coming?
A Protestant friend of mine said that since his parents were not Christians when they passed away, they might be in hell. He said if they are in hell, he would like to go to hell in future to be with them forever. What should I tell him?
1) Will it lead to superstition to greet people with 「恭喜發財」 during Chinese New Year? 2) Are all the Chinese New Year 「揮春」 like the 「福字」 and the symbols of the 「十二生肖」 will be the cracks to let Satan sneak into our house? 3) Can we read the little paper from the fortune cookies for fun?
Do Catholics have to get married in the Church? What if it is at the beach and the Priest officiates the wedding?