Those Complicated Catholics
Posted by AGroup in Faith on Thursday, June 10, 2010
Q: Please explain Plenary Indulgences. If one confession fulfills the requirement of plenary indulgences 8 days before and 8 days after, it seems to me that if someone went to Communion everyday, prayed for the intentions of the Holy Father everyday and prayed the rosary before the Blessed Sacrament everyday, that she could release 17 souls from purgatory in 17 days. Is that right?
A: Last time we explored, briefly, the reality of purgatory,... READ MORE
Can You Help a Chinese Couple Have Their Baby?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I recently received an email that made me feel completely ignorant and helpless.
I have no information to offer this needy couple about organizations that might help Chinese women have their second babies. I am really hoping someone here might offer some insight or information. You can comment here or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and I’ll forward it to the party in question:... READ MORE
‘Zeal for Thy House Will Consume Me’
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, March 15, 2009
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
—John 2:15
Give us zeal, O lord. Give us righteous anger. Give us moral courage.
Driving Out Money Changers
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, November 09, 2008
In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
—John 2: 14-16
Lord, let us not be afraid of righteous anger and standing up for justice.
Power of Fashion
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Vogue India has sparked controversy recently with an August fashion spread featuring impoverished Indian people modeling clothing and accessories that are worth more than they are likely to earn in a lifetime.
The editorial spread was “not just tacky but downright distasteful” said Kanika Gahlaut, a columnist for the daily newspaper Mail Today that is based here, who denounced it as an “example of... READ MORE
The Gathering of Wheat
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
—Matthew 13:40-43
Lord, give us righteous fear of your justice and the grace always to know and do... READ MORE
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