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Chastity

on June 28 / by Jacob Jose

There are methods like dry humping where the male partner might ejaculate in the process. Is this a sin or considered to be similar to the pullout method?

God gave us the gift of sexual pleasure not to exploit it for selfish enjoyment. Sexual pleasure must be merited as the dignified reward and encouragement for uniting with the spouse in love, in the conjugal embrace, within the context of the sacrament of marriage. Sexual pleasure is the right and legitimate reward of the […]

Art and culture

on June 25 / by Edward Edezhathu

Several Catholics and some Jesus Youth families too, go for Bharatnatyam classes. This dance form is actually a worship and veneration to idols. What is the teaching on this?

Bharatanatyam, we know well, is an Indian art form. Most of the art forms in India as well as in all ancient cultures grew up in connection with places of worship. As a result, in all old cultures most cultural activities and objects will be connected with their old forms of religion and worship. How […]

GOD

on June 23 / by Dr. Mammen P Cherian

If idol worship is not allowed, then why do we adore the Blessed Sacrament?

Idol worship is offering worship due to the almighty God to others eg. persons, objects, concepts etc. Blessed sacrament, is the real presence of Jesus Christ, the second person of the Godhead. Hence adoring the blessed sacrament is not idol worship but proper worship.

Bible

on June 23 / by Chris Cammarata

Why does God make some people’s hearts hard?

This is an interesting question which is usually asked in the context of the Old Testament uses of the phrase (for instance, when God “hardened the heart” of Pharaoh). In the first place, the Israelites actually had a different understanding of the word “heart” than we do today. The Jewish people thought that the heart […]

Bible

on June 23 / by Chris Cammarata

If God is merciful and loving, why do we see God commanding to kill people, even children in the old testament. How do we understand this in the Church’s point of view?

Great question, and one that has been asked by many students of the Bible! To understand what’s going on here, we have to look at three different subject areas and bring them together: biblical studies, biblical theology, and moral theology. Let’s break it down one step at a time, and hopefully that will clear some […]

Bible

on June 23 / by Chris Cammarata

Greetings. I would like recommendations on resources (books, websites, etc) for 1) Learning Catholic and Church history 2) Bible commentaries

Church history: – History of the Catholic Church (James Hitchcock) – Compact History of the Catholic Church (Alan Schreck) – The Catholic Church through the Ages (John Vidmar) – How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization (Thomas Woods) Bible commentaries: – New Jerome Bible Commentary – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (series) – The Navarre […]

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