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“Ask a Priest: How Should We Think of the ‘Things Above’?”
Q: What are the “things above” in Colossians 3:2 that we are to set our minds on, and what does it mean practically to set our minds on them? Does this just mean to keep Jesus always in the forefront of our thoughts? Thank you! — Sally Answered by Fr. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Does God Give Unequal Gifts?”
Q: Why does God create us unequal? It has been a dream of mine to stand as a defender of the Catholic faith when I am older, as the great theologians of the Church did, and yet I feel hindered by my average level of intellect. At times it feels ...
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“Ask a Priest: My Husband Is Dying. Is This God’s Vengeance on Me?”
Q: I walked away from my religious vocation years ago and ended up getting married (much later) to a wonderful, loving man. Now my husband is dying of cancer, and I’ll be a widow with no family. Could this be happening to me because I turned my back on God ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Doesn’t God Reveal Himself Directly?”
Q: Is faith (that is, I have faith that God is there, but I don’t know it) the same as knowledge (example: 2+2=4)? If not, why do you think God does not reveal himself directly? Why is faith the better option? Are there any clues in Scripture? – D.J. Answered ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can God Force You to Obey Him?”
Q: I was baptized as an adult, but there are some things that I don’t understand that the Catholic Church teaches. I am sorry for the multiple questions, but I have no one else to ask. Why does the Church teach that God dwells in our hearts? Can God force ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can’t We Be Good Without God?”
Q: Why do we need God? Can’t we just be good humans? What evidence is there that goodness is the result of a higher power and not just human morality? And why is the Catholic faith the true religion? I am Catholic — a convert confirmed as of almost four ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is God intervening in my life?”
Q: To start this off, I do not consider myself a Christian. I consider myself as a spiritualist/Buddhist, but I still believe in God, so I feel like this could be the right place to ask my question. Recently, I was in a deep sadness and asked God for help, ...
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“Ask a Priest: Would I Offend God by Looking for Evidence of His Existence?”
Q: I come from an atheistic background, yet I came to believe in God and that the Catholic Church is the one, true Church. Yet, I still have doubts about the existence of God. And because joining the Catholic Church would seriously impact my future life, I want to be ...
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