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Ask Fr. Francis: Was it Necessary for Mary to be Without Original Sin? - Companions of the CrossThis is a very good question. This means that the reason for Mary to be without original sin has nothing to do with preserving Jesus from sin, since He was God and was without sin anyway.

Ask Fr. Francis: How Did Adam and Eve Commit the First Sin? - Companions of the CrossIn other words, being without original sin does not guarantee not sinning later on; it only means that the person was born with the grace of internal integrity of mind, heart and desire.

Ask Fr. Francis: What Are Grave Sins? - Companions of the CrossSo, let me first explain what is “mortal sin” and “grave matter”. Then I will try to guess what you mean by “grave sin”.

Ask Fr. Francis: Why Did God Harden Pharaoh's Heart Again and Again? - Companions of the CrossIt would be wrong to interpret that God forces Pharaoh to be stubborn, and so engineered a catastrophic genocide for the Egyptian innocents to prove a point.

Ask Fr. Francis: Can a Non-Catholic Baptize a Dying Person? - Companions of the CrossAccording to Church law (Canon Law), in danger of death, anyone, including a non-Catholic person, can administer the sacrament of baptism...

Ask Fr. Francis: Questions From a Five-Year-Old Grandson - Companions of the CrossYes. Heaven is very real. In fact, it is more real than the world we see.

Ask Fr. Francis: Did Mary Have Other Children? - Companions of the CrossThis is an old question that has been asked many times. The short Catholic answer is no. Tradition is clear that Mary never had other children after Jesus.

Ask Fr. Francis: Why Did Jesus Have to Die on the Cross to Show His Love? - Companions of the CrossIt was because He loved us that He refused to control our free will, including our freedom to reject Him and to remove Him when the truth became inconvenient or difficult to accept.

Ask Fr. Francis: Which Gospel Should I Use to Introduce Someone to Jesus? - Companions of the CrossAs to which of the four gospels is a good choice, my opinion is that there is really not one that is better than another. You can tell your friend to just start with one of them.

Ask Fr. Francis: How Does the Church get the Relics of the Saints? - Companions of the CrossWhen we talk about “relics”, literally “remains”, of the saints, we are talking about several kinds of objects, namely...

Ask Fr. Francis: When was the Theology that the Host Contains both Body and Blood initiated in the Church? - Companions of the CrossAnd since Jesus is fully man and fully God, His full Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity is present in each particle of host and each drop of the chalice.

Ask Fr. Francis: Which Gospel Should I Use to Introduce Someone to Jesus? - Companions of the CrossAs to which of the four gospels is a good choice, my opinion is that there is really not one that is better than another. You can tell your friend to just start with one of them.

Ask Fr. Francis: How do we Know Which Saints Helped Us? - Companions of the CrossUsually, the most important thing for all devotions is that we may grow closer to the Lord.

Ask Fr. Francis: Should We Observe the Sabbath Day AND the Lord’s Day? - Companions of the CrossWe don’t rest in the Lord based on a day; we rest in the Lord of the Sabbath.

Ask Fr. Francis: Why Does God Allow Suffering? - Companions of the CrossJesus came as one of us, not to remove suffering and evil, but to conquer evil and sin, and turn suffering into a voluntary sacrifice, that in exchange becomes our salvation.

Ask Fr. Francis: Has God Abandoned Us? - Companions of the CrossAs sin increased in the world, nature rebelled, and atrocities among ourselves increased.

Ask Fr. Francis: Why Does God Allow Suffering? - Companions of the CrossJesus came as one of us, not to remove suffering and evil, but to conquer evil and sin, and turn suffering into a voluntary sacrifice, that in exchange becomes our salvation.

Ask Fr. Francis: How do Catholic Funerals Work? - Companions of the CrossAn alternative is a memorial Mass for the dead which does not have those explicit references to baptism and communion. This is usually not a funeral liturgy.

Ask Fr. Francis: Why do Catholics Pray to Mary? - Companions of the CrossAs to why Catholics “pray to” the saints, more precisely, we petition to the saints to pray for us before God, or to pray with us to obtain favors from God.

Ask Fr. Francis: Was it Necessary for Mary to be Without Original Sin? - Companions of the CrossThis is a very good question. This means that the reason for Mary to be without original sin has nothing to do with preserving Jesus from sin, since He was God and was without sin anyway.

Get Into Your Heart - Companions of the CrossLet's get out of our heads and into our hearts.

Ask Fr. Francis: Did God Cause Judas' Betrayal? - Companions of the CrossGod did not make, ask or even suggest Judas to betray Him. It was entirely his free choice.

Ask Fr. Francis: Are Mental Illnesses Considered Sins? - Companions of the CrossMental illnesses are diseases, not sins.

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