Why would God allow Satan to torture and torment Job when he knew Job was a wonderful man and if God is, indeed, omniscient? (New Jersey)| Catholic Review
While the act of directly causing an abortion is a canonical crime that is punished with an automatic excommunication, (see Canon 1397, 2) this only applies in scenarios where a particular individual actually brought about an abortion personally -- and not in situations where a person promoted abortion in a more abstract way.| Catholic Review
The church does have material needs that arise in the course of her spiritual mission. And so it is not simony to accept or request donations on the occasion of the celebration of the sacraments, as long as it is understood that such a donation is truly a free-will offering and not a condition for the sacrament's administration.| Catholic Review
We know that God is infinitely loving and merciful, so I believe that Jesus would have readily and joyfully forgiven Judas if he had only turned back to God and sought reconciliation.| Catholic Review
Sometimes people have the mistaken idea that "annulments" are some kind of Catholic-approved divorce, but this is not at all accurate.| Catholic Review
In order to marry in the Catholic Church, a couple does need to be at least open to life in principle -- but it is not a requirement that children necessarily be foreseen as a realistic possibility in the intended union.| Catholic Review
Teaching media literacy is a formational imperative for Catholics, especially those charged with the religious education of the young.| Catholic Review
From lifelong commitments to the children we love, to volunteering with kids who need extra support, to simply opening our hearts to the delightful (if sometimes distracting!) presence of the young church with us at Mass, God gives us many ways to care for the children in our lives.| Catholic Review
Imagine spending your life contained inside an opaque bubble. Everything that you need — or, at least, everything that you think that you need — is there in the bubble with you.| catholicreview.org