Stigmata: Sign from God or Skin Condition?
Is the phenomenon of stigmata an indication of God’s grace or the medical condition of eczema? Some believe it indicates […]
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Why does God Bless Some but Not Others?
Does God favour some and not others – like Cain and Abel? Why do some people have a happy life,
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Perspectives Sacraments Shackleton
Why the Chalice As Well?
We were taught that the host contains the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Why, then, are we also offered
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Church Perspectives Shackleton
Is a Community of the Faithful Essential for Salvation?
Are the faithful saved individually or as a community of believers? A friend quotes this text: If your lips confess
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Sacraments and Sacramentals – How are they related?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments. They
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Forgiveness God Perspectives Shackleton
The Ways of God’s Forgiveness
Baptised non-Catholics may not receive the sacrament of penance except under certain circumstances. I find this hard to reconcile with
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Saints Shackleton
How can an Angel be a Saint?
I am an 82-year old woman and have always wondered how Michael the angel can be called a saint when only
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Church Perspectives Shackleton
Infallible and Indefectible – What’s the Difference?
The Catechism (889) says that Christ who is the Truth, willed to confer on the Church a share in his
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To Whom do we Pray?
St Paul tells us that Jesus stands at the right hand of the Father interceding for us (Rom 8:34) and
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