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Questions from Ladies of the Lord

Edited

  • Do you think Mary is the "Bridge" between Muslims and Christians?

From Renee

  • From Renee via e-mail:
- Will there still be an opportunity for souls to go to Purgatory when or after Christ comes or will His coming allow only a "yes or no" to heaven?
  • From Renee via e-mail: Today, so many people say “I don’t have to go to confession. I go directly to God.” What does the Bible say about this? What does the Catholic Catechism say about this?
- Matthew 9:8
- Matthew 18:18
- John 20:21-23

Various Scriptural Questions

  • Ann, East Aurora: Why did Jesus stay in the Temple instead of going to look for His parents?
  • Fred, Rochester: What is Agape love?
  • Peter from Clifton Springs: There seem to be many sacred numbers in the Old and New Testament. Which numbers are sacred for Catholics?
  • Ed from Rochester: What does the Church teach about the Rapture? It says in Scripture that "One will be taken; the other will remain."
  • Why does the Church keep the Old Testament in the Bible? The Old Testament is not the same as the New Testament. If the New Testament is right, doesn't that mean that the Old Testament is wrong?
  • What is the "gift of tongues"?
  • What is the meaning of the book of Revelation?
  • What is an "ecumenical Bible"?

The papacy

  • Ed, Rochester: Why don't popes regularly raise people from the dead? Wouldn't that be the best way to prove that the papacy is pleasing to God?
  • What is a "motu proprio"? How does it differ from an encyclical or a "papal bull"?
  • Why does the Catholic Church have a pope?

Sin

  • Emmanuel (e-mail): Can you please give few examples of the "sin against the Holy Spirit"?
  • What is the difference between mortal and venial sin?
  • How do we deal with drug dealing or other criminal activity that we see in our neighborhoods?
  • Why can't Catholics use contraceptives?

War and Peace

  • What is the "Just War Theory"? I don't see anything like that in the Scriptures.
  • Why aren't Catholics pacifists? The Quaker tradition seems closer to the ideal proposed by Jesus to "turn the other cheek."

Pious Spiritual Practices

  • What is the history of the use of scapulars? How many kinds of scapular are there?
  • How did the devotion to the Infant of Prague develop?
  • Why do people bury a statue of St. Joseph when they are trying to sell a house?


Impure Spiritual Practices

  • Amy, Rochester: Can Catholics use a labyrinth as a legitimate form of meditation? It seems to be a pagan practice.
  • What is the "creation spirituality" of Matthew Fox all about? Is this approved by the Church?
  • Is the use of "affirmations" an Eastern spirituality and therefore an anti-Christian practice?
  • What is Catharism? What was St. Dominic's role in correcting this heresy?
  • Can Catholics join Masonic lodges?

Liturgical Questions

  • Rick's question: what is the difference between a solemnity, a feast, and a memorial?
  • Gabriel from E. Amherst: What is the origin of benediction of the Blessed Sacrament?
  • What kind of materials should the chalice and other sacred_vessels be made out of? What should I do if my priest uses vessels made from the wrong materials?
  • Some parishes ring bells during Mass, some don't. Which is the right practice?
  • Aren't the bells at Mass like the voices of the angels in Revelation?
  • Bonnie: Is it OK to receive Communion twice at the same Mass?
  • Can a priest dictate that people only stand to receive Communion at his church? In other words, may he prevent people from kneeling to receive Communion?
  • It seems that men, in general, hate going to Church, while most women seem to enjoy it. Why is that?
  • Are priests who are recovering from alcoholism allowed to use grape juice at Mass?

Sacramental Theology

  • Randolph from Hamilton, Ontario: The Catholic Church teaches that some other Churches not united to Rome (for example, the Eastern Orthodox) have a valid priesthood and therefore have the same seven sacraments as the Catholic Church. Does this apply to the Anglican (or Episcopalian) Church?
  • What is the difference between a permanent deacon and a priest?
  • Frank, Rochester: At the end of John chapter 6, Jesus says, "It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life." Doesn't that mean that the Eucharist is spiritual, not physical?
  • If "catholic" means "universal," why can't everybody take Communion with Catholics?
  • Why doesn't the Church ordain women as priests? Doesn't the New Testament talk about deaconesses? Doesn't the prohibition turn all women into second-class citizens in the Church?
  • Why does the Roman rite make celibacy mandatory for priests?
  • Why doesn't the Catholic Church allow priests to get married?
  • Who is allowed to receive the Sacrament of the Sick? May one be anointed before knee surgery?

Catholic Universities

  • John from Webster: What is a "mandatum"? Is the mandatum a legal Church document, or Church contract an educator agrees to and signs when presented by the local bishop (diocese)? What effect has the mandatum had on keeping Catholic schools Catholic?
- Do Catholic Universities/ Colleges Boards of Directors or the Presidents of the schools cooperate, facilitate, or prevent this contract coming into existence?
- Have local bishops given up requiring this?
- Are teachers in Catholic elementary and high schools required to have a diocesan mandatum?
  • Kevin from Buffalo: I attend a Catholic school. What should I do when the truth is not taught by my teachers?
  • Have we lost the purpose of Catholic education today?

Mary

  • John from Webster: What are the Seven Sorrows of Mary?
  • Why do Eastern Christians call Mary "theotokos"?
  • Does the fact that the New Testament says Jesus had brothers mean that Mary did not remain a virgin after His birth?

Angels

  • John from Williamsville: How do angels do battle against humans? They do not have bodies. How do they war against each other?
  • Are parts of cities under the dominion of Satan?

Faith and Reason

  • Should Christians try to prove the articles of faith by reason alone? If someone seeks scientific evidence for the resurrection, wouldn't that mean that the resurrection was not a miracle? If science could explain the resurrection, then it would seem that the resurrection is something natural rather than something supernatural.
  • Emmanuel from Rochester: Are faith and reason opposed to each other? Isn't someone who just believes what they are told a better person than someone who wants explanations and arguments in favor of the faith?
  • Daniel: Can you have wisdom without a lot of intelligence?
  • How does St. Thomas Aquinas understand the relationship between faith and reason? (Natural theology vs. revealed truths.)

Saints

  • Christina: Are Catholics the only ones who have saints whose bodies are incorrupt?

Development of Doctrine

  • What does the Catholic Church mean by the words "Holy Trinity." Is that phrase found in the Scriptures?
  • Has Catholic doctrine changed over the centuries, or hasn't it? In particular, did Vatican II change the teaching of the Church?

Church history

  • Dave: Was the Church born when Jesus died on the Cross (blood and water from His side) or on the day of Pentecost?

Prayer

  • Must prayers be spoken out loud? Is it possible to pray silently or without any words?

Discernment of spirits

  • Jean from Rochester: How can we tell that a speaker is in good standing with the Church?

Religious life

  • Ed from Rochester: Why are there so many religious orders in the Catholic Church? Shouldn't all Catholics have the same way of life?
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