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Is there a respectful way to address a Catholic priest other than "Father"?
Is there a respectful way to address a Catholic priest other than "Father"?
Military clergy, both Catholic or otherwise (Protestant or Jewish) are often called Padre. In Portuguese, priests ...
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Do Catholics have a religious duty to report possible cases of heresy committed by a priest to their local bishop?
Do Catholics have a religious duty to report possible cases of heresy committed by a priest to their local bishop?
Canon Law states the following:
Can. 1364 — § 1. An apostate from the faith, a ...
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What is the Mass obligation for Catholics when Christmas is on a Monday?
This year, the last Sunday of Advent is a Sunday. All Sundays are holy days of obligation. Monday, December 25, 2023, is another holy day of obligation where a different Mass is said (that of ...
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What is the Mass obligation for Catholics when Christmas is on a Monday?
What is the Mass obligation for Catholics when Christmas is on a Monday?
The short answer: 2 obligations = 2 Masses. No two for one with this scenario!
Catholics are obligated to go to mass twice: ...
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Are Catholic children given Saints' names on Confirmation?
Yes. Catholic.com has a Q&A (What happened to confirmation names?) which addresses your question very nicely (including your question about the name given at Baptism):
Answer:
The custom of ...
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Are Catholics literally God eaters?
Yes.
There is no ambiguity here. Catholic Doctrine is simple and straightforward in its rites and rituals.
Communion is Eating the Christ
During Holy Communion one directly consumes the flesh of the ...
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Has any formerly excommunicated person ever been canonized as a saint in Catholicism?
Some saints were accused of heresy. St. Alphonsus of Liguori, discussing the patience of persecuted saints, writes (True Spouse of Jesus Christ ch. 13, §3, EPUB ref:839.48):
All the saints have been ...
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More examples of transubstantiation other than in the Holy Mass
Transubstantiation is a philosophical concept to explain what happens during Mass. The general idea is that everything in nature has a substance that doesn’t change, and attributes (called accidents, ...
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Is there a respectful way to address a Catholic priest other than "Father"?
In my country, translated to English, it is very rare to call a priest “Father”. If any special title is being used, “reverend” is most common if combined with a name, or “mister pastor” if no name is ...
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What happens to the fruits of the Mass applied to a particular soul who is no longer in purgatory?
The general belief is that the duration of a soul's stay in purgatory is determined by how fast the process of purification gets accomplished. Prayers of the people on earth, including Mass ...
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How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
Sacred Tradition stems from Apostolic origin and thus all Sacred Traditions are infallible. That is why the term Sacred ...
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What does the term "hearing Mass" mean?
What does the term hearing Mass mean?
Although the Latin text does employ the word to hear (audire) in this passage, the term or expression would be better translated as to mean attend or participate ...
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How is St. Maria Goretti a martyr?
How is St. Maria Goretti a martyr?
Today the Catholic Church recognizes the possibility of martyrdom on the areas of hatred of the faith, preserving one’s chastity and in some rare circumstances in ...
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Does Catholicism have a theology related to Pactum Salutis?
Does Catholicism have a theology related to Pactum Salutis?
Not that I am aware of at this moment in time. This has not been something of note for major Catholic theologians.
Technically, Reformed ...
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Differences in the liturgy between Novus Ordo and the Anglican Use (2013)?
Differences in the liturgy between Novus Ordo and the Anglican Use (2013)?
The liturgy is almost identical with the current Roman Rite liturgical calendar of the dioceses of England and Wales, but it ...
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Are Catholic children given Saints' names on Confirmation?
Are Catholic children given Saints' names on Confirmation?
The short answer is yes, but this tradition is not completely universal. We should also keep in mind that Eastern Rite Catholics baptize and ...
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Where should I go if I want to become a saint?
Where should I go if I want to become a saint?
Because the Church is not in the business of making saints, where do Catholics recommend a sinner to go in order to become a Saint?
If one desires to be ...
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How great are the sufferings of Jesus, according to Catholics?
All mainstream denominations, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant, are agreed that Jesus was no atheist. The eternal pain to be suffered by atheists is utterly different to the pain Christ endured on ...
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What Constitutes a Valid Vigil Mass for Catholics?
What Constitutes a Valid Vigil Mass for Catholics?
The Vigil masses introduced under Pope Paul VI are in fact anticipated masses for the following day (Sunday or a particular Solemnity). Vigil Masses ...
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Does the 1:1 ratio of wise virgins to foolish ones have any significance?
St. Thomas Aquinas's commentary on Matthew ch. 25 gives three reasons for why there were 10 virgins. His 3rd reason is:
Or He says ten on account of the number of the five senses doubled. For they ...
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Are Catholics literally God eaters?
I think Catholics are more precise than you are. I would rephrase it as "Catholics are literally Jesus eaters" understanding Jesus as the human nature of God, a temporal effect and visible ...
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Has any formerly excommunicated person ever been canonized as a saint in Catholicism?
Has any formerly excommunicated person who later repented been canonized as a saint after their death?
There are a few cases that come close to fitting into the parameters of your question, but not ...
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On the Eucharist and Human Digestion?
Unlike perishable food that sustains the body, Christ's body in the Eucharist cannot be broken down and assimilated because His glorified body is incapable of harm.
As St. Thomas Aquinas writes (Summa ...
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Is there a respectful way to address a Catholic priest other than "Father"?
In Latin the vocative domne (lowercase "d" and lack of "i"), "O lord", is one way to address a priest; Domine (capital "D" and with an "i"), "O ...
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Why is intellectual work not considered servile work?
Why is intellectual work not considered servile work?
If intellectual work would be considered servile work then prayer would be considered servile work also. Prayer is the raising of our hearts and ...
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Are those who die without someone praying for their souls , compensated?
The Church offers Requiem Masses for all the souls of the faithful departed.
Those on earth do not know with certainty whether one is in hell, purgatory, or heaven—unless the Church has canonized the ...
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Montfortian Consecration to the Virgin Mary and Prayers with Requests?
Montfortian Consecration to the Virgin Mary and Prayers with Requests?
Your consecration to Mary allows you to say these other prayers and petitions. Keep in mind that you do everything through, with, ...
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Has a pope ever been removed for reasons of insanity?
Has a pope ever been removed for reasons of insanity?
The short answer is no. But does not mean it could not happen. In a word, it would be extremely complex. I do think it would be not impossible, in ...
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According to Catholicism, is ”damn” a blasphemous expression?
According to Catholicism, is ”damn” a blasphemous expression?
The short answer is no! However, it would generally be considered a form of profanity when used in certain circumstances.
Using this term ...
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Does Catholic tradition have anything to say about Ezekiel the Prophet?
Does Catholic tradition have anything to say about Ezekiel the Prophet?
Of course it does. Various Church Fathers have written about him as well as the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Ezekiel, whose name, ...
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