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Did Christ Have to Suffer?
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| The controversial bloodiness of upcoming film The Passion of the Christ has served as a reminder that Jesus’ Passion was a horrifying affair. For the Christian, this raises a further question: Did Christ have to suffer as he did to accomplish our salvation? Or could that purpose been achieved another way? |
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By Paul Thigpen
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Engaged, Catholic . . . and Living in Sin
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| A problem affecting the average parish—and one that does not get discussed openly or often enough—is that of cohabiting couples who come to the Church to make wedding arrangements. Some practical strategies to deal with the situation involve not a little evangelizing. |
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By Joanna Bogle
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Catholics Need to Read Their Bibles
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| The Bible-reading habits of Catholics lag far behind those of Evangelical Protestants. But we are to strive to understand our faith, and that includes Bible reading. If Scripture is God’s very, inspired words, and we love God, how can we not be passionately interested in it? |
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By Dave Armstrong
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What Constitutes Valid Consecration?
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| Some Catholics have been led to believe that the new order of the Mass is invalid. Have modern modifications to the words of consecration invalidated the rite? What of the Church’s authority to modify the form and its indefectibility? |
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By Michael E. Daniels
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