Can
you tell me?
Ed Hone is
a Redemptorist with wide experience in parishes and on missions.
If you've got something you would like to ask him please contact
him personally.
What
is the point of this baby's life - I've lost my faith
In RE class today, we watched this video about this little
kid, who was severely disabled, he couldn't see, hear, move
by himself, swallow, and was not aware of the world around
him. The question we were asked were should his parent stop
feeding him and let him pass away naturally or should they
continue to let him live what life he has, in pain. What do
you think? Another question I'd like to ask you is that, although
I'm a Christian and believe in God, what was the point of
God creating this baby boy, with no life, and no hope. Jesus
said that I have come so that you may have life, and have
it to the full.....that's certainly not possible for this
baby. Could you help me?
Help!
I've lost my faith
I wonder if you can help me. I was raised a Catholic but 'lost
my faith' in Jesus as the incarnate son of God at around about
16 or 17. I was reading some World Religions book that my
mother was studying and read about Hinduism and all the avatars
and incarnations. I thought to myself - this is ridiculous.
Then I thought, well they have been brought up to believe
that so that's why they believe it. Then I thought, well why
do I believe what I believe? That was it. I thought the only
reason is because I was brought up to believe it. That this
is no more or less ridiculous than that. My loss of faith
was as simple and devastating as that. To cut a long story
short, many years later I became a reform Jew - which has
been very enriching of my life. (I never lost faith in God
as such.) The trouble is, I would like my faithback that I
had as a child but I don't know how to get it. I am torn between
rationalism which just can't make sense of any notion of incarnation,
and the reality of my own affective nature, which is very
drawn to both the idea, and the reality of Jesus. But I just
can't get my head around this! Can you help me? Thank you
in any case for your time and reading this. With all best
wishes. - confused
I
am lonely
I have no friends and I'm at my wits end what shall I do?
X.
Why
won't my daughter's priest baptise my grandchild?
The priest in my parish has refused to baptise my daughter's
baby because my daughter does not go to Mass every week. I
am so upset, because we were taught that every child should
be baptised. Has all this changed?
My
friend wants to have a baby
A friend of mine is trying to become pregnant, is there anything
on St. Gerard that you might have, (any spiritual advice).
Thanks so much.
Can
I get divorced and get remarried in church?
Mathew 5:32 says But I say to you that everyone who divorces
his wife, except on the ground of unchastity. Does that mean
as a catholic I can divorce my wife as she was guilty of this
offence and remarry? even tho the church says what god has
joined together let no man put assunder.Why did Jesus give
this exeption? H
Can
mixed faith relationships work?
This is my first time to read your web site and I'm so glad
to know it. with regards to my concern, it is about my relationship
with my boyfriend, we are both in love and quite apart for
now because he is in Singapore and I'm here in UK. Father
he is a Hindu and I'm a Catholic. I'm a little bit anxious
about our future and the relationship that we have. We already
discussed this issue and somewhat agree that we have to respect
one's own belief. Just for an enlightenment that I raised
my concern. God bless and keep you. |
