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Burning Question of the Week @ ParishWorld
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"What are 5 major reasons we pray?"
By Paul Dion, STL
Brothers and Sisters,This question is meant to plunge you into a mood of "snuggling up to God." The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" devotes 60 plus pages to this topic, so I know that we will not exhaust it here. I also know that your answers will not contain erroneous statements or opinions. The reason why I am challenging you with this question is that I want to Should Christians perform the sign of the cross?
By Paul Dion, STL No matter where you go, in front of your mirror, your friend's house, your favorite restaurant or church on Sunday you will see someone tracing the sign of the cross over their body. It is the most prominent prayer of the Catholic church and is even believed to be somekind of secret membership signal of Catholics. When I first head that, I was shock Can non-Catholic people go to heaven?
By Paul Dion, STL I was born and brought up in New England. Western Massachusetts, to be exact. We were a mixed neighborhood. We had Polish people, French people, Irish people, Italian people and we even had a Spanish family that we didn't know was Spanish. Everyone in the neighborhood was Catholic. Well, not really everyone. We happened to live next door to the only true, blue "Are you a Christian?"
By Paul Dion, STL Acts 7:55-60: As they were stoning Stephen, he called out,"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them;"and when he said this, he fell asleep. We invite you all to read Chapters 6 and 7 of the Acts of the Apostles, the story of St. Stephen. the first disciple who was martyred What does the Holy Spirit do in your life?
By Paul Dion, STL The Holy Spirit means a lot of things to a lot of people. His name is used in many ways and has influenced the spiritual lives of many. A careful reading of the Major Prophets will bring His existence into our conscience. A reading of the New Testament will introduce us to Him and His works. From St. John the Baptist to Jesus, He is promised to us as we live "Who is your neighbor and what are you doing about it?"
By Paul Dion, STL "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart,with all your being,with all your strength,and with all your mind,and your neighbor as yourself." He replied to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live." (Luke 10; 27) We have all heard the old saw, "You can choose your friends but you can't choose your relatives." As a ma Is it more important to believe in God or to believe in the Church?
By Paul Dion, STL We've all been in contact with the Catholic Church for many years now, some more, some less. And you have perhaps noticed that Catholics are true "believers" in their Church. They talk of their Church as "Our Faith". Catholics have been accused by others, clergy and lay alike, of believing more in their Church than in God. Some of you read "Should the Church welcome homosexual Catholics?"
By Paul Dion, STL
The Church is a huge place and in it there are a lot of places to go, a lot of things to see, a lot of ideas to think and a lot of lives to lead. The Church is like a quilt, most of the pieces are about the same shape and size, but they are often of different texture and different color. The Church claims Unity as one of its marks. It is a mystery how God Is Jesus and God the same?
By Paul Dion, STL This is a question that does not come up too often because so many Christians live with their firm beliefs tightly contained secretly in their hearts. It is a topic that does not come up at cocktail parties for sure, and, truth be told, it is not even discussed at Baptisms and weddings. For several years I taught a theology course which is traditiona Do you invite the poor to your Easter banquet?
By Paul Dion, STL
Jesus said to the man who had invited Him: "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back. But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; and you will be blessed, because they don't have the resources to r |
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