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What About Sins of Omission? 

June 24, 2025
I cannot find an examination of conscience for sins of omission. Does such a list exist?
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What Is Systemic Racism? 

October 22, 2021
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?
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How Should We Combat Hate? 

September 23, 2021
How do we overcome the small, everyday negativities that can build up and weigh us down?
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Justification by Faith Alone 

September 23, 2021
What is the Catholic Church’s position on justification by faith alone? 
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God’s Kingdom: What Is It?

September 23, 2021
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 

August 25, 2021
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?  

August 25, 2021
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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