How does God deal with an unrepentant criminal?
Question: We are told to entrust the punishment of criminals to the law and the ultimate judgment to God, and […]
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St Joseph Sodality mentors boy youth at Maria Mabasotho
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – Following the example of Fr Meshack Maine Phenethi of the Lelapeng la Lerato retreat centre, who
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What is the Church’s Teaching on Original Sin?
In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?
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Receiving Communion in Mortal Sin?
Question: Our priest has told us that if a person receives Communion in a state of mortal sin, the host
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Pope, still recovering from illness, urges the prideful not to judge
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.”
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Still sick, pope has aide read his audience talk on envy and pride
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Arriving in a wheelchair instead of walking with his cane, Pope Francis began his weekly
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Pope: Vices are Beasts of the Soul that Need Taming
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Vices, such as vanity and greed, are like “wild beasts” of the soul that risk
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Laziness is a symptom of ‘acedia’ a dangerous vice, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The vice of “acedia,” often translated as “sloth,” can cause laziness, but it is much
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Pope: Wallowing in Sorrow is a Vice
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Feeling sad, disappointed or ashamed of oneself sometimes is normal and can even lead to
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