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Even though I have long known that there are Franciscan sisters, brothers, and priests, a friend recently told me about a group that is completely new to me: the Secular Franciscan Order.
Why does the Roman Catholic Church call itself that? Jesus stood against everything that the Roman Empire represented—the power, the might and the violence. Rome figured mightily in his death on the cross.
What is the absolute root cause of evil? How can an absolute evil (the devil) come from an absolute good (God)?
Why do so many graduates of Catholic schools become agnostics or atheists or join other churches?
Pope Francis summarized the importance of Sacred Heart devotion to several saints and the Jesuits, in general.
I have heard that St. Francis of Assisi was very devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why? Did Francis write about her?
A niece of my husband has become very close to one of her second cousins. They and some family members are questioning if they are too closely related to marry one another. Are they?
