What makes you feel better when times are tough?
Here in Australia over the last couple of weeks the Catholic Church has come heavily under fire for the child abuse scandals (and rightfully so in many respects). They are even thinking about trying to...
View ArticleFor a friend dying of cancer.
I just found out that a co-worker I have known for over 17 years; J. Heath has been battling cancer for some time and appears to have reached the point of total exhaustion and may pass away very...
View Articlewhat daily missal should I choose
I want to buy a daily missal (all in one volume), mainly for home use. While looking on the Internet I discovered the Daily Roman Missal and the St Paul Missal, but I have not been able to find out...
View ArticleA Prayer for God to watch over my father when he drives.
My father has been on medication since his heart attack. It's a narcotic. I'd rather he didn't drive at all, but he does. Please pray for God to watch over him when he drives so he doesn't get into an...
View ArticleMourning and Weeping In This Valley of Tears (Abortion Issue and Other Social...
Does anyone else feel what I feel - such great, overwhelming sadness that, to give just a few examples: So many people in society don't seem to want to be creative and proactive and brainstorm to find...
View ArticleQuestions about the Crusades wnd Whether or not is Biblical?
My GF who is a SDA, told me 3 wks ago that the Crusades which occurred in the 11th Century was a biblical prophecy. I figured that she was talking about Revelation.s I told her I read Revelations and...
View ArticlePrayer intentions for unborn down syndrome babies and for their parents...
I was watching this report yesterday on the spanish news (Univision). Their last story was about a baby who is the model for a bikini company. The baby is a beautiful Down Syndrome baby girl. This is...
View ArticleDoes 10 Months ago count as "Long Ago"?(Is my confession valid?)
I went to confession this morning because I was feeling bothered by some past sins that I may or may not have confessed, or that I may have been intentionally vague on, because I was embarrassed. I...
View ArticleGo and make disciples of all nations! Popes message to young people ahead...
The Vatican today published Pope Benedict XVI's much anticipated message to young people as they begin the countdown to World Youth Day celebrations in Brazil, July 2013. Full text here:...
View ArticleScottish Archbishop goes to jail (spoiler, it is GOOD news)
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow has visited Barlinnie prison, ahead of Scottish Prisoners Week, and urged Christians inmates there to embrace Jesus and repent. Full report here:...
View ArticleForensic Justification - what's your view about it?
Colossians 2:13-15 Forensic Justification When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the...
View ArticleMemorare Latin prayer help, two versions?
I was memorizing the Memorare in Latin, but somehow after I was finished, I wanted to check something, and found another Latin version that was slightly different. Can anyone skilled in Latin tell me...
View ArticleApologetic help
A person has challenged me to answer a few questions about Catholism, in an attempt to save me from the Catholic Church. I am happy to do so in the hope he learns something in the process. The first...
View ArticleGrace
God's Grace is a freely given gift. We do not earn it in anyway. Jesus Christ died for us while we were yet his enemies. How does this work? Even with a free given gift one must accept it and doesn't...
View ArticleI need an answer
How do I find your answer to a previously asked question? I find your CA format very confusing and too complicating and "everything for everybody", -- I'm a simple person and appreciate the beauty of...
View ArticleHow exactly did God speak to the Prophets?
Countless times in the Old Testament, passages begin "Thus says the Lord.............". How do we believe that God actually communicated this to the writer? It almost sounds like dictation. Do scholars...
View ArticleBan The Person Above You XV: The Quinceañera
You know what to do. The previous thread is here. Self-ban for starting this once again.
View ArticleMonitum of Holy Office, 30 june 1952?????
What is the doctrinal value of this Monitum of Holy Office, 30 june 1952? How to understand it? Which interpretation? An intrinsically evil act (an intrinsically wrong act, a wrong act in itself, an...
View ArticleWhat exactly is the meaning of "turn the other cheek"?
It seems like a relatively straightforward concept, but I was thinking of differing interpretations, and the one that most stood out to me was that after being struck turning the other cheek could be...
View ArticleMy best friend thinks the Church serves Satan
Please pray for my friend Jamie. Having recently come back to belief in Christ (for which, thank God:extrahappy:) he's now coming up with odd and, increasingly, worrisome ideas, and trying to convert...
View Article