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    December 2007

  • 12-09-07 Why go to Daily Mass?

  • 12-16-07 What is Christianity?

  • 12-23-07 What about Christians and Christmas?

    November 2007

  • 11-04-07 What Makes A Truly Educated Person?

  • 11-11-07 Who Can Go To Holy Communion?

  • 11-18-07 How can I Help Renew our Parish?

  • 11-25-07 What can American Christians learn from Muslims?

    October 2007

  • 10-07-07 SHOULD I BE AFRAID OF HELL?

  • 10-14-07 CAN LITTLE KIDS UNDERSTAND RELIGION?

  • 10-21-07 WHAT IS EXORCISM?

  • 10-28-07 What are Sacramentals?

    September 2007

  • 09-02-07 What Will Heaven Be Like? (Part 1.)

  • 09-09-07 What Will Heaven Be Like? (Part 2.)

  • 09-16-07 Can I go to Communion if ---?

  • 09-23-07 When should I go to Confession?

    August 2007

  • 08-05-07 What about Contemplative Prayer?

  • 08-12-07 Am I an Animal?

  • 08-26-07 How can I really know what to believe?

    July 2007

  • 07-01-07 How is a priest different than a religious brother?

  • 07-08-07 How can I lead people to Jesus alive in His Church?

  • 07-15-07 HOW CAN A WAFER OF BREAD REALLY BE JESUS?

  • 07-22-07 What Makes a True Church?

  • 07-29-07 What does the bible say about itself?

    June 2007

  • 06-03-07 What is the Mystery of Generosity?

  • 06-10-07 What is Baptism in the Holy Spirit?

  • 06-17-07 What about Vocations?

  • 06-24-07 Why do we teach Traditions that are not in the Bible?

    May 2007

  • 05-06-07 What is a Life in the Spirit Seminar?

  • 05-13-07 How is Global Warming a Christian Concern?

  • 05-20-07 How Can I Understand the Bible Better?

  • 05-27-07 Is the Bible True?

    April 2007

  • 04-01-07 What about Stewardship of the Paschal Mystery?

  • 04-08-07 What about rising from the dead?

  • 04-15-07 How can I, “fear the Lord,” and, “be not afraid”?

  • 04-22-07 Why are my Prayers unanswered?

  • 04-29-07 How is it My Concern when Others Choose an Abortion?

    March 2007

  • 03-04-07 What's so funny about us Catholics?

    February 2007

  • 02-04-07 How can I be sure of what Jesus really revealed?

  • 02-11-07 How am I a Good Steward of My Time on Earth?

  • 02-18-07 How am I a Good Steward of my Giftedness?

  • 02-25-07 Where Does Church Authority Come From?

    January 2007

  • 01-07-07 Must I always think of every word of every Hail Mary in the Rosary?

  • 01-14-07 How can we parishioners help young families?

  • 01-21-07 Have You Heard of the Miracle of Understanding?

    December 2006

  • 12-03-06 How is this Advent different?

  • 12-10-06 What about Stewardship?

  • 12-17-06 Is God in the Lottery?

  • 12-24-06 What about Incarnation?

  • 12-31-06 What is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic?

    November 2006

  • 11-06-06 What is the Moral differance between NFP and ABC?

  • 11-12-06 What About Mortal Sin?

  • 11-19-06 Can Science teach us about God?

  • 11-26-06 Why Can’t Catholics Join a Masonic Lodge?

    October 2006

  • 10-01-06 What about Catholics and Halloween?

  • 10-08-06 What ever Happened to Large Catholic Families?

    September 2006

  • 09-03-06 What is an Indulgence?

  • 09-10-06 What Happened to the Twelve Apostles?

  • 09-17-06 Why do we Baptize Little Babies?

    August 2006

  • 08-06-06 Am I hungry for God?

  • 08-13-06 What about Christian Admonishment?
  • 08-20-06 What about accusations of Mary Worship?

    July 2006

  • 07-02-06 What is the Magisterium?

  • 07-09-06 Where does Catholic teaching come from?

  • 07-16-06 Am I “Martyr Ready”?

    June 2006

  • 06-04-06 What about the Holy Spirit today?

  • 06-11-06 How can I turn a loved one back to Church

  • 06-18-06 What is the Father’s role in a Christian family?

  • 06-25-06 What do American Bishops recommend for prayer groups?

    May 2006

  • 05-07-06 Can I Admonish a Priest?

  • 05-21-06 What about Charismatic Renewal?

  • 05-28-06 What about Catholic leadership and Authority?

    April 2006

  • 04-02-06 What Is This Thing Called Love?

  • 04-09-06 What is a Deacon in the Catholic Church?

  • 04-16-06 What about that Gospel of Judas on TV?

  • 04-23-06 What about rising from the dead?

  • 04-30-06 Is the devil winning?

    March 2006

  • 03-05-06 Who and what informs my conscience?

  • 03-12-06 Since we receive the Holy Spirit in Baptism, why do we need Confirmation?

  • 03-19-06 What are some useful Bible tools?

  • 03-26-06 Why do we list the Ten Commandments different than Protestants?

    February 2006

  • 02-05-06 Can original Christianity be restored?

  • 02-12-06 Must I ever go to confession if I never have big sins?

  • 02-19-06 How do we decide things in a Catholic Parish?

  • 02-26-06 Must I agree with everything our Church teaches?

    January 2006

  • 01-01-06 This year, how can I resolve to accept all our Church teaches?

  • 01-08-06 How is it any of my business to invite sinners back to God?

  • 01-15-06 Why don’t we have married priests?

  • 01-22-06 What about the, “suppressed alternate forms,” of ancient Christianity we hear about?

  • 01-29-06 How can I come back to Church?

    December 2005

  • 12-04-05 What’s the difference between my soul and my spirit?

  • 12-11-05 Tell me again about Holy Mass.

  • 12-18-05 What makes a living parish?

  • 12-25-05 Why Say Merry Christmas?

    October 2005

  • 10-02-05 How can we Catholics answer some Bible questions others may ask?

  • 10-09-05 What does our Bible tell us about false teaching?

  • 10-16-05 Why are most Protestant Bibles missing seven inspired books?

  • 10-23-05 Why and how do we pray for Poor Souls?

  • 10-30-05 How and why do we pray to saints?

    September 2005

  • 09-04-05 Why do we have sponsors or godparents?

  • 09-11-05 Why do we Catholics oppose things our society considers good?

  • 09-18-05 Did God create life on other planets?

  • 09-25-05 Just War?

    August 2005

  • 08-14-05 Where does our Bible come from?

    July 2005

  • 07-06-05 What is the mystery in Holy Mass that worldly eyes cannot see?

  • 07-10-05 What good is old age in God’s plan?

  • 07-17-05 How is an Islamic Jihad different from a Christian crusade?

  • 07-24-05 What’s happening at our Pre-Marriage Saturdays?

    June 2005

  • 06-05-05 Why can ’ t I just believe in God without all this religion stuff?

  • 06-12-05 What do we believe about miracles?

  • 06-19-05 What do you know a out angels?

  • 06-26-05  minimalism, what is that?

    May 2005

  • 05-01-05 Is Christianity the only true religion?

  • 05-29-05 Am I a Practical Atheist?

    April 2005

  • 04-03-05 How, why, and what is worship?

  • 04-10-05 What is the culture of death?

  • 04-17-05 What is the kingdom of God all about?

  • 04-24-05 Why are those Holy Mysteries we call Sacraments so important to us Catholics?

    March 2005

  • 03-06-05 When and how will Jesus judge the living and the dead?

  • 03-13-05 How can we celebrate St. Patricks day in a way that would be please St. Patrick?

  • 03-20-05 Why isn’t Good Friday a holy day of obligation?

  • 03-27-05 What do we know about Resurrection?

    February 2005

  • 02-27-05 What part should the Bible play in my Catholic life?

    January 2005

  • 01-09-05 What should we make of all the, “scholarly,” TV shows dealing with Christian topics?

  • 01-16-05 How might our lives and our world be different if we chose to truly follow God’s plan?

    December 2004

  • 12-05-04Does God really expect me to be a,”Jesus freak”?

  • 12-12-04What do we mean by, “fear of the Lord?” Should we be afraid of our Loving God?

  • 12-26-04Why doesn’t God answer my prayers??

    November 2004

  • 11-07-04 Does Jesus still really heal people today?

  • 11-28-04 What do we Catholics believe about being Born Again?

    October 2004

  • 10-03-04  What is our Catholic Teaching about Social Justice?

  • 10-10-04  Can our Church be a Democracy?

  • 10-17-04  How good do I have to be to deserve heaven?

  • 10-24-04  Shouldn’t we Catholics be more tolerant of other opinions?

  • 10-31-04  Why would a good and all-powerful God allow so much suffering?

    September 2004

  • 9-14-04  How can gererations of Faith help my family?

  • 9-12-04  What the devil is going on in the world, Spiritual warfare?

  • 9-19-04  What is Evangelism?

  • 9-26-04  What Is Ecumenism?

    August 2004

  • 8-15-04 What do we Catholics believe about Blessed Mother Mary?

  • 8-22-04 What’s happening in our Prayer Meeting?

  • 8-29-04 Can someone who is alienated by sin still pray?

    July 2004

  • 7-04-04 What is the difference between God’s revelation and God’s inspiration?

  • 7-11-04 How can the church teach what is not in the bible?

  • 7-18-04 Should I be a Conservative or a Liberal Catholic?

  • 7-25-04 What is an informed conscience?

    June 2004

  • 6-6-04 Why confess to a priest?

  • 06/13/04 Why is artificial birth control so wrong?

  • 06/20/04 What is RCIA?

  • 06/27/04 How can being Catholic influence my vote in a free society?

    May 2004

  • 5-2-04 Who speaks for God in a pluralistic society?

  • 5-9-04 What service for God can I do in our parish? A list of parish ministries.(local)

  • 5-16-04 Why can't I choose a Church that better fits my personal lifestyle?

  • 5-23-04 It's been a long time. How do I to go to confession these days?

  • 05/30/04 How can we speak of Christian freedom along with a restrictive morality.

    April 2004

  • 4-4-04 How can Jesus' death on the cross save me from hell? How can that make sense?

  • 4-11-04 What's, "Catholics Returning Home," about? (local)

  • 4-18-04 What about bad popes in our history?

  • 4-25-04 Why doesn’t the Church allow some people to receive Holy Communion with us?

    March 2004

  • 3-7-04 What is Christian stewardship?

  • 3-14-04 How is a priest different than a Protestant minister?

  • 3-21-04 Am I a secularist Catholic?

  • 3-28-04 What about same-sex marriage?

    February 2004

  • 2-1-04 When priests disagree in teaching about faith and morals, can I just choose who to believe?

  • 2-8-04 Did Mary have other children?

  • 2-15-04 How late can I arrive or how early can I leave Sunday Mass?

  • 2-22-04 Why does true Christianity need a Pope?

  • 2-29-04 Do we still believe there is a danger of hell?

    January 2004

  • 1-4-04 What is the relationship between Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.

  • 1-11-04 Must a Catholic adult be Confirmed?

  • 1-18-04 "I'm very spiritual but not very religious," What's wrong with that?

  • 1-25-04 How can I pray always?

    December 2003

  • 12/07/03 Can we prove God exists?

  • 12/14/03 Isn't Christmas just an old pagan festival?

  • 12/21/03 Were our Catholic Grandparents forbidden to read the Bible?

  • 12/28/03 How can I defend our Catholic Faith and still be ecumenical?

    November 2003

  • 11/02/03 Prayer to saints. Why do we Catholics talk to long dead people?

  • 11/09/03 Why do we Catholics center so much on the Mass? Wouldn't good preaching and enthusiastic singing help more people?

  • 11/16/03 How can I help family and friends who no longer go to Mass?

  • 11/23/03 Why can't I decide for myself what to believe?

  • 11/30/03 How can we have a home Bible group? (local)

    October 2003

  • 10/05/03 Why is a Duck?

  • 10/12/03 Do we Catholics believe in Evolution or Creationism?

  • 10/19/03 What should we Catholics believe about the Rapture?

  • 10/26/03 What should our response be to Halloween?

    September 2003

  • 09/07/03 Is it disrespectful to visit in Church after Mass?

  • 09/14/03 Why do we Baptize infants?

  • 09/21/03 What is Generations of Faith?

  • 09/24/03 What do we Catholics believe about being Born Again?

  • 09/28/03 How does divorce differ from annulment?

    August 2003

  • 08/03/03 Why do we need Pre-Marriage and Parents Pre-Baptism classes in this parish? (local)

  • 08/10/03 What good are all these Church socials?

  • 08/17/03 Why can't I just confess my sins directly to God?

  • 08/31/03 Why does our Church have teachings that are not in the Bible?

    July 2003

  • 07/27/03 What's the least I can do and still be Catholic?


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