Articles about the Catholic faith
Yes, if they want. Many synagogues are welcoming of visitors-as long as they aren’t there to proselytise. My late father, although halachically Jewish, was raised Catholic and he used to go to synagogue when they needed him to be the 10th man for a minyan. Can a Catholic enter a Hindu temple? Anyone is allowed …
But instead, Jesus was taken directly to the Jerusalem residence of the high priest Joseph Caiaphas. Who was the high priest at time of Jesus? life of Jesus Christ Caiaphas, the high priest during Jesus’ adulthood, held the office from about 18 to 36 ce, longer than anyone else during the Roman period, indicating that …
Christians can watch horror movies provided that they have a clear conscience and avoid being led to sin. Each person should be careful to avoid sinful and unhelpful types of horror, but we can not throw the genre out as a whole. Is it a sin to watch movies? Watching TV or movies is not …
The fish is also used by Jesus to describe “the Sign of Jonah”. ( Matthew 12:38-45) This is symbolic of Jesus’s resurrection, upon which the entire Christian faith is based. ( What does the fish represent in Christianity? Next to that, the ichthus, or fish symbol ranked as one of the most important in unlocking …
In the Bible, Jesus Christ names 12 apostles to spread his gospel, and the early Christian church owes its rapid rise to their missionary zeal. How many apostles were there after the 12? These were called disciples, and according to the Gospel of Luke, there were 70 or 72 of them, depending on which version …
In fact, not only can we rest on one day of the week, but we are invited to rest in Jesus every day, at any time. Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. What does the Bible say about taking a day of rest? In …
Wind is a vector quantity having both speed and direction. … The east wind of the Bible is also a fierce wind (Isaiah 27:8, Job 38:24), it can destroy ships on the high seas (Psalm 48:7, Ezekiel 27:26), it can scatter and sweep out people (Job 15:2, 27:21, Jonah 4:8, Jeremiah 18:17). What does east …
Who is Eligible for a Catholic Funeral? Naturally, you typically have to be a confirmed and baptized Catholic in order to receive a Catholic funeral. Exceptions to this can be made, however, for catechumens (Catholics-in-training) and young children who were not yet baptized but whose parents intended for them to be. Can a non Catholic …
The most common prayer among Christians is the “Lord’s Prayer”, which according to the gospel accounts (e.g. Matthew 6:9-13) is how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. What is the most important set prayer in Christianity? Set prayers The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6: 5-13) is the most important Christian prayer. Apart from the last sentence, …
Church of England, English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Is Church of England Protestant or Catholic? The Church claims to be both Catholic and Reformed. It upholds …