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God can appear harsh in the Old Testament, compared to the just and merciful God of today. How is this possible?

Although I keep praying, little happens. What else can I do?

Is Americanism a heresy? If so, what does it mean? The person who introduced me to this term was not very clear about its meaning.

Why does Jesus refer to himself much more often as the “Son of Man” than as the “Son of God”?  You are right about his preferred self-description. Using the Concordance of the New American Bible, I count in the Gospel ...

I cannot find any passage in the Gospels where Jesus condemns slavery. Have I missed something?

I once read in a Catholic newspaper that suicide may not be a sin if a person is depressed or mentally ill or does not appreciate that what he or she is doing is wrong. What does the Catholic Church ...