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Life Teen – Ask Fr J - Index |
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64. |
3rd
Commandment |
How do I
explain, “Why do we go to Church” to children grades 1-6? [Answer] |
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132. |
Agreement |
Can you
be a Catholic and not agree with everything the Church teaches? [Answer] |
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42. |
Alcohol |
I am a
freshman in college, should I drink in moderation? [Answer] |
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139. |
Astrology |
What
does the Church say about the zodiac signs, and astrology? [Answer] |
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63. |
Baptism |
I am a
single mother at 17 and some people say I should not baptize my
baby. [Answer] |
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61. |
Beliefs |
My
sister does not believe in God anymore. What do I do? [Answer] |
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106. |
Beliefs |
My son
is 15 and he says does not believe in God, how can I try to help him believe
again? [Answer] |
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49. |
Beliefs |
Should
the snipers be electrocuted? [Answer] |
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3. |
Beliefs |
Some of
my Protestant friends ask my tough questions. What do I say? [Answer] |
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53. |
Beliefs |
Was I
wrong for going out with an atheist in the first place? [Answer] |
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16. |
Beliefs |
What
does "Bread of the 8th day" mean? [Answer] |
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40. |
Beliefs |
What
gave Christians the right to change the Sabbath day from Saturday to
Sunday? [Answer] |
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103. |
Beliefs |
What is
reincarnation and is it real? [Answer] |
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47. |
Beliefs |
What is
the deal with Stigmata? Is it true? Is it self-inflicted? How do you
know? [Answer] |
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137. |
Beliefs |
Why are
we Catholic if Jesus was Jewish? [Answer] |
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62. |
Beliefs |
Why do
we have to have rules to live by faith? [Answer] |
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91. |
Beliefs |
Why do
we make the Sign of the Cross? [Answer] |
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94. |
Beliefs |
Why do
we not celebrate Hanukkah if Jesus celebrated Hanukkah? [Answer] |
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27. |
Bible |
How do I
get more teens in Bible study? [Answer] |
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10. |
Bible |
In Luke,
what does it mean when it says to deny yourself, take up your cross, and
follow me? [Answer] |
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45. |
Bible |
What
proof that the Pope exercised powering in the early Church? [Answer] |
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146. |
Bible |
What was
the deal with Adam and Eve being naked and then being ashamed? [Answer] |
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120. |
Bible |
Where
did people go after they died before Jesus came? [Answer] |
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87. |
Bible |
Who was
the first person to turn away from God? [Answer] |
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142. |
Bible |
Why are
there books in my Bible that aren't in my friend's Bible? Did we 'add' them
or make them up? [Answer] |
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136. |
Bible |
Why
aren't those other books in their Bible? Who made the decision and why? [Answer] |
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41. |
Bible |
You know
the Bible contradicts its self all the time. How do we know which bits to
believe? [Answer] |
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95. |
Bible
Quote |
"When
I say the word, I shall be healed." What "word" are they
referring to? [Answer] |
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93. |
BVM |
Did Mary
ever sin? [Answer] |
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70. |
BVM |
Did the
Virgin Mary have any siblings? Was her father crucified like
Jesus? [Answer] |
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18. |
BVM |
I want
to improve my relationship with Mary how could I do that? [Answer] |
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58. |
BVM |
If Mary
was born without original sin, would that mean her parents would have to be
sinless? [Answer] |
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121. |
Catholic/Christian |
Is being
Catholic and Christian the same thing? [Answer] |
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44. |
Circumcision |
I am not
circumcised. Am I separated from God? [Answer] |
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66. |
Clergy |
Can a
priest adopt? [Answer] |
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55. |
Clergy |
My
priest is not that great. I cannot drive to another parish. What do I
do? [Answer] |
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15. |
Clergy |
What are
the differences between the types of priests? [Answer] |
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118. |
Clergy |
Why does
the priest wear the collar? [Answer] |
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29. |
Cloning |
If there
are any cloned babies, do they have souls? [Answer] |
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33. |
Confirmation |
Why do
we choose a Saint name at Confirmation? What is the purpose? [Answer] |
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34. |
Conflicts |
The guy
of my dreams wants to be a priest! What do I do? [Answer] |
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67. |
Conflicts |
What do
I do when I try to be nice to everyone, but they all throw it back at
me? [Answer] |
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117. |
Conflicts |
What do
you say to a friend who wants to leave the Catholic Church? [Answer] |
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119. |
Cremation |
Is it
right for a Catholic to be cremated? [Answer] |
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111. |
Customs/Traditions |
Is it
wrong to date a black guy if you are white? [Answer] |
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141. |
Customs/Traditions |
Is it
wrong to read my horoscope? [Answer] |
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48. |
Death |
What can
I say to comfort someone whose 17-year-old daughter just passed
away? [Answer] |
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76. |
Depression |
I am
depressed and not excited about anything. What do I do? [Answer] |
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102. |
Dinosaurs |
Did
dinosaurs miss the ark? [Answer] |
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110. |
Divorce/Annulment |
My
parents got divorced, and then they received an Annulment. What does that
mean for me? [Answer] |
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88. |
Eating
Disorders |
How do I
deal with my best friend relapsing into anorexia? [Answer] |
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145. |
End-Times |
I was
reading these "Left Behind" books... what is "the
Rapture" and what do Catholics believe? [Answer] |
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84. |
End-Times |
The
"Left Behind" book I am reading talks about the Antichrist, who is
he? [Answer] |
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52. |
Eucharist |
Are
Catholics allowed to receive Communion in the Russian Orthodox
Church? [Answer] |
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68. |
Eucharist |
Can
non-Catholic friends go to Communion? [Answer] |
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54. |
Eucharist |
How do I
explain transubstantiation to my non-Catholic friend? [Answer] |
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128. |
Eucharist |
I went
to Adoration for the first time the other night, what should I
do? [Answer] |
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81. |
Eucharist |
Is it or
is it not disrespectful to kneel on the Altar during the consecration of the
Eucharist? [Answer] |
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98. |
Eucharist |
Is it or
is it not disrespectful to kneel on the Altar during the consecration of the
Eucharist? [Answer] |
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126. |
Eucharist |
Why is
it a sin for non-Catholics to receive the Eucharist at a Catholic
mass? [Answer] |
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32. |
Eucharist
(Mass) |
I heard
that missing Mass is a mortal sin. Is it? If it is, why is it a mortal
sin? [Answer] |
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22. |
Eucharist
(Mass) |
Why are
the Gloria and the Alleluia not said or sung during the season of
Lent? [Answer] |
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97. |
Eucharist
(Mass) |
Why do
we only say one reading at daily Masses, besides the fact that it’s
shorter? [Answer] |
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4. |
Euthanasia |
I know
Euthanasia is wrong and against the Church [Answer] |
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23. |
Evangelization |
What can
I do to spread the word of God throughout my school? [Answer] |
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147. |
Evolution |
Did Adam
and Eve come from an ape? [Answer] |
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83. |
Friendship |
My
friend has fallen away, and has been depressed...what do I do? [Answer] |
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140. |
Genesis |
If Adam
and Eve only had three sons...did the sons have sex with Eve to populate the
planet? [Answer] |
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77. |
God |
Is God
hurt when we do something wrong, and will He forgive us if we
have? [Answer] |
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130. |
God |
Why
would God come back to you even when you reject Him? [Answer] |
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138. |
God |
Why
would God create someone gay? [Answer] |
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75. |
God |
Why
would God not bring people to the Church? [Answer] |
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37. |
Government |
Is
practicing Anarchism a bad thing? Do we have to respect the government if we
don’t want to? [Answer] |
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133. |
Hell |
Did
Hitler go to Hell? [Answer] |
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90. |
Hell |
Did
Jesus really go down to hell? [Answer] |
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26. |
Indulgences |
I hear
different people say different things. But, what are
indulgences? [Answer] |
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59. |
Internet |
Is it
morally wrong to download music from the Internet? [Answer] |
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2. |
Life
Teen |
I want
to help at LIFE TEEN, but I am too young! What do I do? [Answer] |
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7. |
Love |
God
calls us to love everyone. Should we love the devil? [Answer] |
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101. |
Love |
How do
you know if you are falling in love? [Answer] |
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100. |
Love |
With so
many people abusing others, is there real love? What is LOVE? [Answer] |
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72. |
Marriage |
Once you
are married, can you do everything sexual? [Answer] |
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65. |
Miscellaneous |
What
does the Catholic Church say about aliens? [Answer] |
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115. |
Miscellaneous |
What
does the Church say about "Harry Potter"? [Answer] |
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36. |
Missionary |
I have
always felt a calling to work as a missionary in 3rd world country, but what
can a teen do? [Answer] |
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116. |
Mormons |
A lot of
my friends are Mormons and I just wanted to know...Are Mormons
Christian? [Answer] |
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104. |
Mormons |
If
Mormons believe they can become "gods" is this not against the
First Commandment? [Answer] |
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30. |
Non-religion |
I am not
part of any religion, is it too late for me to decide? [Answer] |
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129. |
Pope |
If
someone does not believe in the pope, can they still be
Catholic? [Answer] |
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50. |
Pope |
Is it
true that Pope John Paul II will be the last Pope and that the next guy will
be the anti-pope? [Answer] |
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109. |
Prayer
meeting |
Any
suggestions for starting a prayer meeting at school? [Answer] |
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123. |
Predestination |
God
created us with a free will yet I thought that we also believe in
predestination? [Answer] |
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107. |
Premarital
sex |
Are
there other religions that actually say that premarital sex is
wrong? [Answer] |
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124. |
RCIA |
I have
received baptism, but not first communion. I am 17 years old, what should I
do? [Answer] |
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69. |
Reconciliation |
After
Reconciliation, what do I say after the priest tells me my sins are absolved? [Answer] |
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127. |
Reconciliation |
I am
afraid of Confession b/c I do not remember how. Help! [Answer] |
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125. |
Reconciliation |
I am
deaf and I am afraid to go to confession because I can't hear or see the
priest. What do I do? [Answer] |
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71. |
Reconciliation |
What
does a priest do if someone in the ministry confesses molesting
someone? [Answer] |
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134. |
Reconciliation |
Why do
we go to a priest for Confession? [Answer] |
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80. |
Reconciliations |
What do
I say after the priest tells me my sins are absolved in the
confessional? [Answer] |
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79. |
Religions |
Is it
wrong to switch from Baptist to Catholic? [Answer] |
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74. |
Religions |
Is Yoga
against the Church? [Answer] |
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57. |
Religions |
My
friends do not accept God and it is easier give up on my faith. But I feel
empty. What do I do? [Answer] |
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105. |
Religions |
My
grandfather is dying and he is praying to Jehovah, will he go to
heaven? [Answer] |
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131. |
Religions |
What are
the differences between Catholicism and a reformed religion? [Answer] |
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17. |
Religions |
What do
you say to somebody who tells you they are Atheist? [Answer] |
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13. |
Religions |
What is
the Church [Answer] |
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144. |
Religions |
What is
the Church [Answer] |
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14. |
Retreat |
I am
planning a girl’s retreat and I need some good ideas about issues they
face. [Answer] |
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20. |
Rites |
What
determines when Lent begins? [Answer] |
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51. |
Rosary |
JP2 just
added a 4th mystery onto the rosary. Do you have any more insight on
this? [Answer] |
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8. |
Sacramentals |
What is
a scapular and what should I do with it? [Answer] |
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21. |
Sacrifice |
If I
gave up a certain food or something like that for Lent, is it ok to eat it on
Sunday? [Answer] |
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28. |
Salvation |
Can
Satan be saved? [Answer] |
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96. |
Satan |
If I
hate God and worship Satan does that mean that I am automatically going to
hell? [Answer] |
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38. |
Satan |
Is it
true the devil tempts you with your biggest desire before you go to
heaven? [Answer] |
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85. |
Scandal |
I am
really struggling with this sex scandal the Church is facing...why the
secrecy? [Answer] |
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113. |
Sexuality |
How far
is too far? [Answer] |
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9. |
Sexuality |
How huge
a sin is it to have lustful thoughts about a priest? [Answer] |
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56. |
Sexuality |
I am
totally for following chastity, but is kissing as
big a sin as premarital sex? [Answer] |
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108. |
Sexuality |
I feel
guilty. Yesterday I had sex with my boyfriend. Will I go to hell b/c I'm not
married? [Answer] |
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112. |
Sexuality |
I know
masturbating to porn is wrong, but I do it. Am I going to hell? [Answer] |
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39. |
Sexuality |
If I
have done something I know is wrong (masturbation), and do not feel
comfortable telling... [Answer] |
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78. |
Sexuality |
Is it
better to use porn, rather than bring someone else into my sin? [Answer] |
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25. |
Sexuality |
Is it
wrong that I expose myself? I am a belly dancer. [Answer] |
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143. |
Sexuality |
My
friend is gay, is he going to Hell? [Answer] |
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122. |
Sin |
Did
Jesus ever sin? [Answer] |
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135. |
Sin |
What is
original sin and how does it affect? Why should I care? [Answer] |
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11. |
Sin |
Why are
there mortal sins and venial sins? Aren't all sins equal? [Answer] |
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12. |
Sin |
Why is
cursing so bad? [Answer] |
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86. |
Socials |
Should I
go to the after-prom parties? [Answer] |
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24. |
Spirituality |
How does
not eating meat on Friday help me spiritually? [Answer] |
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35. |
Street
People |
As a
Catholic Christian, do I have an obligation to give them money to the street
people? [Answer] |
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46. |
Suicide |
Is it a
sin to think about or try to commit suicide? [Answer] |
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73. |
Sunday
Nights |
Are
Sunday nights for family or Life Teen? [Answer] |
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6. |
Supernatural |
I was
wondering what we believe about Angels. Do we all have one that is always
with us? [Answer] |
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82. |
Trust |
How can
we trust the popes, when there has been bad popes? [Answer] |
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114. |
Truth |
How is a
fact different from a truth? [Answer] |
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43. |
Virginity |
Can a
married couple hold virginity throughout their entire marriage? [Answer] |
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5. |
Vocations |
How do I
know if I am really called to be a nun or not? [Answer] |
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60. |
Vocations |
How do I
tell my parents I do not want to go to college, but I want to be a
nun? [Answer] |
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31. |
Vocations |
I want
to be a nun, go to Yale, and join the Peace Corp after I graduate. But
how? [Answer] |
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92. |
Vocations |
I want
to be a priest. I am a girl. What do I do? [Answer] |
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99. |
Vocations |
If I
think God might want me to be a priest, should I break up with my
girlfriend? [Answer] |
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19. |
War |
Does God
pick sides in wars? The news show that Iraqis and Bush think He is on their
own side. [Answer] |
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89. |
What If |
What if
they found Jesus’ bones? [Answer] |
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1. |
Youth
Ministry |
My youth
minister is leaving. What do I do?! [Answer] |