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Is Purgatory in the Bible? 

December 17, 2024
Why do Catholics teach that purgatory exists? I can’t find it in my Bible. 
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What about Limbo?

May 9, 2020
Are unbaptized souls in a state of eternal happiness outside heaven or do they go to hell forever? I pray for my granddaughter’s soul.
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Withdrawing Food and Water?

May 9, 2020
Hospitals today really encourage people to have living wills. Is it permissible for patients to choose to have water and food withheld in case of very severe illness? I think this is suicide.
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How Do the Saints Help Us?

May 9, 2020
Do you think that saints can help us out? Can you be sure that they are there and that sometimes they talk to you?
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How Are Mass Readings Chosen?

April 29, 2020
A non-Catholic friend asked me how the Scriptures at Mass are selected. Who started this and when was the present system adopted? Vatican II’s 1963 “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” called for a wider selection of biblical texts to be ...
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Who Was the ‘Beloved Disciple ‘?

March 27, 2020
In the Gospel of John, "the disciple whom Jesus loved " is at the foot of the cross (19:26) and is entrusted with caring for the mother of Jesus (19:27). Who is this disciple and what makes him more loved ...
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Forgive an Adulterous Husband?

March 27, 2020
Is it wrong to divorce a husband who commits adultery? My husband and I were married in the Catholic Church almost 30 years ago. Several years ago he committed adultery, and the pain still remains with me. I have tried ...
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