As christians we believe that we are made for eternal life, and our being is an “embodied” spiritual reality. Death therefore is not an obliteration of our reality, but a temporary separation from our corporeal reality, our corruptible body.
Read More →I suppose that since you believe in the Bible, you are also a Christian. So I want to start off with, I totally agree with you that Jesus is the one mediator, the bridge between us and God the Father.
Read More →First of all, there are many ways to obtain indulgence. Only a very selective group of indulgences are limited to particular days. Many of them can be applied every day.
Read More →6:7 empty phrases . . . many words: Jesus briefly considers the false religiosity of Gentiles. Pagans would recite long litanies of divine names to gain the attention of gods. This was meant to ensure that the deity was addressed properly. Jesus considers the practice empty—i.e., devoid of faith and of love for the deity.
Read More →你當然可以為動物和大自然祈禱，甚至獻彌撒。天主在創造人時，將天地的一切創造都交給了我們管治，自然天地的一切需要，我們都有責任去維持和改善。我們也是萬物的司祭，先知和君王，即我們的祈禱和言行，都該為萬物帶來祝福，祈禱和獻彌撒當然就是其中的方法。
Read More →默想是我們拿一篇聖言，或一個奧蹟，或一些靈修文章去祈禱，在慢慢閱讀中自己嘗試幻想進入去同一件事或當中涉及的景遇中，從而豐富對所考慮的題目的瞭解，聆聽天主從中要啟示的意思，並將單純在知識層面的資訊，藉着與主在默想中的互動，賦予情感上和關係上的層面。
Read More →若你是說教會或教區有沒有普遍的準則或規條，可以算是沒有。覆手祈禱通常會在神恩復興的活動中常見，是屬平教友與教會的更新活動，往往各地區平教友團體都有祈禱會負責培育的工作，而祈禱會通常都第屬所在的堂區或神師。
Read More →First of all, we don’t “have to” make the sign of the cross before and after prayer, as if our prayer would become invalid if we don’t. It is however a very ancient tradition of the Church and I can think of many very good reasons for us to continue to practise it.
Read More →天主經得一個版本，並不是因為有人將之簡化，雖然瑪竇與路加的版本的確有些不同，而是教會在最初就已慣用了瑪竇的版本。
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