Ask a Franciscan
‘Where There Is Darkness, Light’
What is your take on situations where Catholics drop their faith and die without receiving the sacraments? Can you say anything to ease my mind?
The Cowl Doesn’t Make the Monk
Who decreed that all clergy and the majority of the many orders of brothers and sisters must wear black?
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‘Catholics Seem Obsessed with Mary’
I am an evangelical Christian who is seriously considering conversion to Catholicism. Why do Catholics seem obsessed with Mary?
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Is Agnosticism a Sin?
I know that being an atheist is looked down upon, but I want to know if being an agnostic is a sin.
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‘Consubstantial’ Explained
What exactly does consubstantial mean, and by what authority was it inserted into the Nicene Creed?
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Was Mary a Virgin During Childbirth?
From time to time, I have heard the expression that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin in partu. What does this term mean?
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Examining My Conscience
Why aren’t the corporal works of mercy the focus of an examination of conscience before receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
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