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Catholic Questions - Death (3)
My co-workers husband died recently. I don't want to say the wrong thing. What should I do?
It is good that you want to do something. When someone has a loved one die, people often feel uncomfortable talking...
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Catholic Questions - Priests
Don't priests miss having a family of their own?
When I was trying to decide whether or not I should be a priest, one of the hardest things for me to imagine was letting go of having a family...
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Catholic Questions - Prayer (2)
When I try to pray, my mind jumps all around. Can you help?
You are not the only one who struggles with this! Though we might use different words to describe it, pretty much everyone has a mind that sometimes...
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Catholic Questions - Death (2)
My wife died. Can I still talk with her?
When someone we love dies, the world is changed forever. We usually feel a mixture of emotions, including sadness that we can no longer see them or do many of the...
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CCCB Statement on the Expansion of Euthanasia in Canada
Message from the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Faithful On the Expansion of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ...
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Catholic Questions - Holy Spirit
What is the Holy Spirit like?
When I was in school, I learned a lot about the Holy Spirit. For example, l learned that the Holy Spirit:
Is the third person in the Trinity
Was experienced in a powerful way...
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Christ is Risen
Christ is Risen!!
For many years, Christians greeted each other this way all through the Easter season. "Christ is risen," one would say. Another would respond, "Christ has indeed risen. Alleluia!" What a beautiful, joyful thing to say! Why don...
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Catholic Questions - Adam & Eve
Did Adam and Eve really exist? Is the Bible true?
Someone once gave us these words of wisdom: "Every story in the Bible is true; some of them even happened that way." What that means is that yes, every story...
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Catholic Questions - Anger
Is it a sin to get angry?
In the Bible, Jesus himself got angry, so anger itself is not a sin. Perhaps-as was true for Jesus-if we are angry at something that is unjust, our anger might help...
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Catholic Questions - Death
My grandmother dies last week. Was that God's idea? I ask because people say, "God never sends more than you can handle."
First, please accept my sympathy at your grandmother's death. When someone we love dies, the world...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Catholics
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops published the following guidance on COVID-19 vaccines on its website.
CCCB Note on Ethical Concerns Related to Currently Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
The decision to receive any COVID-19 vaccine is one of...
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Catholic Questions - Prayer
My husband is out of work and we have been fighting. I am afraid of the way things are going and don't know how to pray. Can you help?
For everyone, life is sometimes sad and scary. It might...
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