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Can a Catholic be pro-choice? I am a practicing Catholic who is very pro-life. I know several Catholic women who are pro-choice. I’m an old man who thinks this is a contradiction.
What did the Eucharist mean to St. Francis? How did he express his devotion to it?
Why does a baptized adult have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? Such a person may already know almost everything about the Catholic religion, its prayers, and the Ten Commandments.
Why doesn’t the Catholic Church encourage its members to establish small groups for
Bible study? Aren’t many Catholics joining nondenominational churches to go deeper into their faith and have a closer connection with other believers?
My husband died of cancer almost two years ago. He was the love of my life as I was his. Will I ever see him again and be with him?
Yes, you will see him and be with him. Jesus’ teaching that those in heaven “neither marry nor are given in marriage ” (Mt 22:30) is a caution against thinking that life in heaven is simply an extension of life on earth. Being in God’s immediate presence changes everything. Saints there are aware of each other.
Sometimes we are so attracted to the saints for our own personal reasons that we fail to see how radical they were in their day. Clare and Francis are perfect examples.
I have heard that 95 percent of modern fragrances harm a person’s mind and body. For some people, they can cause coughing, an asthmatic attack, tearing or burning eyes, and a spike in blood pressure. I no longer attend Mass in a Catholic church because of this threat to my health. I’m not the only woman, man, or child affected in this way! I think Masses and other church events should be fragrance-free.
