Not genuflecting: Mortal Sin?
Is it a mortal sin to not genuflect whenever you pass by a tabernacle?
View ArticleWill heaven be a sort of communism?
What does Catholic teaching say that people who did more good works will enjoy greater blessings in heaven or everyone equally (like the story of the prodigal son?)??
View ArticleFamed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle slain at gun range in N. Texas
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View ArticleIs heaven outside time?
I heard that heaven is outside time.. But someone posted something by a saint who said that only God can be truly outside time and not humans who are finite, so in the next world there will be time for...
View ArticleLent - A time to sow good seed on fertile soil
On February 13, 2013, the Lenten Season 2013 begins with Ash Wednesday. Here are some thoughts to refresh us on what Lent is, how we are to observe it, what it hopes to do for our lives. The Lenten...
View ArticleHow to have true contrition for your sins
I fear that I do not have a good enough contrition for my sins. How do you get your contrition? Some repentance often comes to me if I look at Jesus on the Cross or a picture from the Passion of the...
View ArticleJust talking ...
Hi, everyone - On February 13, it will be Ash Wednesday. With it, Lent 2013 begins. A new thread has been opened in the Catholic Living / Spirituality section of the General Forum. The plan is to post...
View ArticleHow much can a Catholic disagree with the Church?
This is a question that has been on my mind quite a lot lately. It seems to me as if there is a divide between the church hierarchy and the sensus fidelium. Now more than ever, people are leaving the...
View ArticlePray daily for the clergy -
How often do we go to church and expect to 'get something from it'? Or agree with others who say they don't get anything from it any more, without questioning.? If we do get something from going to...
View ArticleAre all earthly human beings considered a child of God whether or not they...
Hi, Are all earthly human beings considered a child of God whether or not they have been baptized into the Catholic Christian faith? It seems some people like to say we are all children of God. Maybe...
View ArticleFormer Mormons, How Do You Pray?
I know there is small group of disaffected Mormons who usually respond to the Mormon threads here at the CF. I am wondering, on the topic of prayer, if you still find any of the LDS teachings helpful....
View ArticleFAQ: Plenary Indulgences for the Year of Faith
Suppose I took confession on Saturday, then I prayed for the Pope's intentions later before bedtime (along with the penance designated by my confessor), and then the next day I attend Mass on a church...
View ArticleDoes the Church encourage or discourage the reading of other sacred texts?
From the perspective of a universal truth seeker, or maybe someone who is just curious or wants a better understanding of something, does the Church have any prohibitions on reading the sacred texts of...
View ArticleI Need Some Advice
Hi everyone, My pastor told my mom I arrive too early for mass, and my mom supports him. I find this bothersome, because i've been arriving early for mass for several months. My mom told me that we...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper author Chris Kyle shot dead in Texas
BBC: Quote: American Sniper author Chris Kyle shot dead in Texas Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history, has been shot dead on a Texas shooting range,...
View ArticleThe supposed lack of Ecclesiastical Discipline in our modern day......
Hello everyone, This thread will be concerning the difficult doctrines of excommunication, ecclesiastical discipline, the love, and wrath of God. All my statements are not meant to criticize anyone...
View ArticleYoung Priests v Older
Am I alone in preferring to confess to younger priests? I'm nearly fifty, and my experience is that it's actually a lot easier to talk to younger priests in the confessional, paradoxically, because...
View ArticleGay marriage: grassroots Conservatives urge David Cameron to stop vote
As I heard a politician today, state in a TV show this morning, he had been in the party when they legalised gay civil partnership, in the '90's, which was seen as a rights issue for gay couples...
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