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Where do we get the Marian dogmas?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
By Online Editor
Where do we get the Marian dogmas?
Although the Roman Catholic dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Mary are relatively new (1854 and 1950, respectively), the pious attitudes that generated these promulgations are ancient.Scholars of early Christianity are in agreement that interest in the mother of Jesus was mostly initiated by the need to clarify the church’s teachings about the nature of Christ, his relationship
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Glad You Asked: Why do we go to confession?

Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Glad You Asked: Why do we go to confession?
The very word confession conjures up all kinds of stories and images, but those who go to confession know that it is a source of holy comfort and blessed relief. Confession is a gift, a means of grace, a way to God, and a way back to God.This sacrament originated early in the church’s life, when it became clear that those who had been baptized were not immune to sin.
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Do Catholics believe in life on other planets?

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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Do Catholics believe in life on other planets?
Jesus is the savior of humanity, but what that mean if we discovered alien life forms?In a 1995 episode of the popular TV drama The X-Files, FBI agent Fox Mulder—a true believer in extraterrestrial life—has a quick exchange with his partner Dana Scully, the rational scientist and devoted skeptic. He asks, “Are you familiar with the Ten Commandments?” “You want me to recite them?
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Putting Paul in his place: Examining the apostle through the eyes of a classicist

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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Putting Paul in his place: Examining the apostle through the eyes of a classicist
Though some may see him as the grump of the New Testament, St. Paul is full of surprises.What’s the connection between St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians and the second-century Roman novelist Apuleius’s comedy The Golden Ass?
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Rise to the occasion: The many ways to celebrate Easter

Monday, April 9, 2012
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Whether stressed or sleepy, in solitude or strange company, the resurrection lifts both body and spirit.Liturgy is a river: We come to the same spot many times, yet never enter the same water twice. With the river, it’s because the water’s always in motion; the river of a moment ago is already gone.
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What does the church say about the death penalty?

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
By Online Editor
What does the church say about the death penalty?
Here's another selection from the GYA archives. Conversation and questions about the death penalty are evergreen and Catholics in a society that permits the state executions as punishment continue to ponder the church's say in this.About a year ago in central Maine we had three mild earthquakes within a couple of months.
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Who decided which books made it into the Bible?

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Who decided which books made it into the Bible?
The Bible is considered the inspired word of God by the faithful. So you have to wonder: where did it come from?With all the writings floating around the ancient world, who decided which of them rated as sacred enough to be scripture?
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GYA: Why are some deacons married?

Thursday, March 15, 2012
By Online Editor
GYA: Why are some deacons married?
Celibacy isn't required for all clergy.Last year, with the creation of the personal ordinariate for Anglicans, more people became aware of the presence of married clergy in the Catholic Church.
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Does the church tell me how to vote?

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
By Online Editor
Does the church tell me how to vote?
This Glad You Asked column from six years ago shows that every election season, Catholics are wondering about the relationship between their church and politics."I believe in an America where... there is no Catholic vote, no anti-Catholic vote," declared John F. Kennedy. But today some wonder whether U.S.
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Pride and prejudice: A history of the relationship between gay and lesbian Catholics and their church

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Pride and prejudice: A history of the relationship between gay and lesbian Catholics and their church
1969: Dignity, the first group for gay and lesbian Catholics, is founded. The Stonewall Riots, considered the beginning of the gay rights movement, follow a police raid on a gay bar in Greenwich Village. 1973: The American Psychiatric Association votes to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
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