If you want to learn more about some of the teachings of the Catholic Church that you may have questions about, please connect with the following link: http://www.catholicscomehome.org/answers-teachings.php
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Our Lady of Guadalupe     The largest annual gathering of Catholics in the United States takes place each year in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois when over 125,000 people gather at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast. Each year the number has grown as devotion to the patroness...
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It seems as though the church had more influence in the Middle Ages than it does today. Is that a fair assessment? Church history is fascinating. It is entwined with the history of civilization and has had a profound influence on all areas of life: education, social institutions, law, politics, art, language, international diplomacy,...
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I have been away from the church for a few years and really want to get active again, not so much for me, but for my children. Is this a bad reason to come back to church? If you are on your way to the supermarket, and you are forced to detour from your...
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With Christmas fast approaching, can you give me some practical tips to prepare myself and my family that will help us “stay grounded” in what this holiday is really about? With all the commercialism, it’s easy to stray… Happy times and events bring fond memories and a renewed sense of love and kinship with...
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    . recorded April 10, 2008 I read in the diocesan newspaper that the bishop made an ad limina visit to Rome. What does ad limina mean? The term ad limina is a Latin phrase meaning “to the threshold.” It refers to the pilgrimage that bishops are required to make every five years...
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My neighbor’s five-year-old child was very sick and in danger of death. Would the priest have given the child the sacrament of the sick? Dealing with a child’s illness is a very difficult time for parents and families. Rarely do they think ahead to the possibility of death, so sacramental ministry often happens in...
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Is it wrong to go to someone who claims to speak to the dead? I’ve been invited to go to see a medium and am not sure if I should. The Bible is very clear that consulting with ghosts and spirits or seeking oracles from the dead are an abomination to the Lord. According...
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