Questions

To think with judgement

Ideas to face doubts, objections and hard questions.

104 ideas

The Bible is not all read in the same way

A poem, a parable, and a chronicle speak the truth in different ways.

Marriage and celibacy do not compete

They are different ways of giving one's life, not first and second-class ranks of Christians.

You are not evil by nature

Christianity speaks of an original wound, not a humanity made poorly.

What you hide in order to keep doing it calls for help

Hiding food, exercise, or lies is no small detail if fear is directing your life.

Your recovery may need several kinds of help

Doctor, psychologist, and spiritual accompaniment do not compete for the same person.

Do not use God for your plans

Faith twists when God ceases to be someone and becomes a tool.

The Church does not rush to call it a miracle

Prudence also protects what is sacred.

The Eucharist is not an amulet

Wearing something sacred on you does not replace receiving it with faith and living in accordance with it.

Christ whole in every fragment

A broken Host does not divide Christ into pieces.

A promise is not a magical contract

Devotion does not serve to force God to fulfill your checklist.

Christ also waits for you at the end

The last Communion is not a detail: it is companionship for the decisive stretch.

God remains faithful in the confusion of the Church

A crisis within the Church does not force you to think that Christ has abandoned her.

Investigating does not extinguish faith

A serious question does not offend the truth.

Does praying for the dead do any good?

Affection does not run out of work when someone dies.

Is the God of the Old Testament different?

A severe God before and one of love later? Something doesn't fit... or context is missing.

The ouija board is not a game

You do not play with the invisible, partly because it is not a game.

When the law and your conscience clash

That something is legal guarantees only one thing: that it is legal.

Does your mirror rule your day?

If the mirror decides your mood, you are no longer in charge.

Do I get sick because God punishes me?

Falling sick is not an invoice God sends you.

Does love forever exist?

Wanting "forever" seems naive, but without that desire there is no love.