Ask a Franciscan
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 death sentence?
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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No Funeral Mass for a Cremated Person?
What is the Church's official stance on cremation?
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Inner and Outer Beauty
Should a laywoman use artificial beauty aids such as hair coloring, nails, eyelashes, or makeup?
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Is the Church the ‘Pillar of Truth’?
One Catholic evangelist on TV is very fond of describing the Catholic Church as the “pillar of truth.” Doesn’t that make the Catholic Church greater than the Bible? Where in the Bible is the Church described that way?
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Where Can I Find Patron Saint Lists?
Is there a publication that lists the saints and their patronages?
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They Don’t Go to Confession
What can I do about those who do not go to Confession? They’re active in Church. They’re adults and married more than 25 years. I’m puzzled. My son-in-law’s parents may not go either.
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