{"id":148259,"date":"2024-09-26T14:15:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?page_id=148259"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:18:25","slug":"ask-a-priest-questions-about-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-questions-about-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask A Priest &#8211; Questions about God"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"148259\" class=\"elementor elementor-148259\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a7e96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1a7e96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c234db0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c234db0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c73a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c73a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASK A PRIEST<br><b>QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedaec3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bedaec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2589724 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2589724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacfebc uael-equal__height-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"bacfebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:4,&quot;classic_pagination_type&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position- uael-post-image-none uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"148259\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-4 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-how-should-we-think-of-the-things-above-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: How Should We Think of the \u2018Things Above\u2019?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: What are the &#8220;things above&#8221; 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! &#8212; Sally Answered by Fr. ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-how-should-we-think-of-the-things-above-2\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145555\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145555>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-does-god-give-unequal-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Why Does God Give Unequal Gifts?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: 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 ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-does-god-give-unequal-gifts\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145531>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-my-husband-is-dying-is-this-gods-vengeance-on-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: My Husband Is Dying. Is This God\u2019s Vengeance on Me?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: 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&#8217;ll be a widow with no family. Could this be happening to me because I turned my back on God ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-my-husband-is-dying-is-this-gods-vengeance-on-me\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145483\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145483>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-doesnt-god-reveal-himself-directly\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Why Doesn\u2019t God Reveal Himself Directly?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: Is faith (that is, I have faith that God is there, but I don&#8217;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? \u2013 D.J. Answered ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-why-doesnt-god-reveal-himself-directly\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145479\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145479>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-can-god-force-you-to-obey-him\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Can God Force You to Obey Him?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: I was baptized as an adult, but there are some things that I don\u2019t 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 ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-can-god-force-you-to-obey-him\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145458\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145458>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-cant-we-be-good-without-god\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Can\u2019t We Be Good Without God?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: Why do we need God? Can&#8217;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 &#8212; a convert confirmed as of almost four ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-cant-we-be-good-without-god\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-145551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-145551>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ask-a-priest \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/ask-a-priest-is-god-intervening-in-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ask a Priest: Is God intervening in my life?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tQ: 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. 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