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What is the story behind a monk’s tonsure?

Nuns wearing wedding bands?

Why didn't Syriac Christianity keep Aramaic as their liturgical language?

What was the specific trap being set for Jesus by the Pharisees in John 8?

Why did Satan tempt Jesus in the desert?

Should praying the Liturgy of the Hours in private be out loud or silent?

Did St. Thomas come to India?

How did the monastic tradition evolve?

Format for the Catholic Mass

Can different levels of the Church hierarchy provide different types of blessings?

Is there a 'Third Heaven'?

Where does the belief that the Earth is relatively young (6000 years) come from?

Why Was Jesus Represented as Being Born in a Cave?

What is the significance of position of fingers in Jesus' hand as shown in his images?

Spiritual gifts and their exercise within today's Catholic Church

What languages were used during Mass from paleo-Christianty until the Council of Trent?

Vatican approved miracles

Did St.Thomas really throw water in the air (in India) and it remained airborne?

What rules does the Catholic Church have for venerating crosses/crucifixes on Good Friday?

How to interpret C.S. Lewis's use of magic by good moral agents in the Chronicles of Narnia to be acceptable to earth Christians?

What is the Catholic Church's view of Anne Catherine Emmerich - can her visions and prophecies be trusted?

Does a Catholic have recourse if a priest gives a ridiculously harsh or impossible penance?

What is the Biblical basis for considering Satan the author of evil?

Why are three “Comings” a problem?

Why are archdeacons (Anglican, Catholic, or Orthodox) called “The Venerable”? What is the origin, in Latin and English, of this title?

If marriage is not a sacrament, why should Christians care how the civil authorities define it?

Did Jesus visit the temple before the wise men came?

What part do Monks play in the Christian church?

What is the Catholic view on EFT?

How do Catholics view physical and digital copies of the Bible?