Ask a Franciscan
What Is Systemic Racism?
I’ve been hearing the term “systemic racism” used more and more lately, and I’m not sure if I agree with what I am hearing. Can you define what systemic racism is?
How Should We Combat Hate?
How do we overcome the small, everyday negativities that can build up and weigh us down?
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Justification by Faith Alone
What is the Catholic Church’s position on justification by faith alone?
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God’s Kingdom: What Is It?
Does kingdom of God refer to a place, a church, a new culture based on the beatitudes, or any situation in which the presence of Jesus is experienced?
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Wearing a Tau Cross
Am I allowed to wear a Tau cross? Can I wear it with knots? Because I have not taken the same vows, I’m not sure if it’s proper for me to wear the knots.
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Salvation for Extraterrestrials?
Did Jesus visit them also and die again on the cross to free them from sin? I don’t know what we should believe about UFOs and life on other planets.
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Jews and the Death Penalty
The Jewish leaders brought Jesus before Pilate because they said their law would not allow them to put anyone to death. However, earlier in the same Gospel, they were planning to stone a woman caught in adultery. Wasn’t this a ...
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