Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Hello!

Some of the questions from previous Areopagus meetings are:


1. How does a Catholic talk to a protestant about Mary's perpetual virginity?
2. How do you respond to someone saying that there is not evidence that Christ started the Catholic Church?
3. How do you respond to the Charismatic movement?
4. How can you determine between being friends with a boy (if you are a girl) or with a girl (if you are a boy) and being in a relationship?
5. Did Mary die before being assumed into Heaven?
6. How should you respond to hurtful things said behind your back?
7. What is your opinion on social media for teens?
8. In the 5 steps to a good confession the 2nd is contrition. Isn't going to confession contrition in itself?
9. Will there be animals or material objects in Heaven?
10. When Jesus meets the adulterer in the gospel, he says to: "Go and sin no more" does this mean you can go to confession only once?
11. Why do some Catholics not like Latin in the liturgy?
12. What is the best part of being a Catholic priest?
13. Do Jews have men that are considered prophets after Jesus? Do they consider John a prophet?
14. Is it sinful to flirt?
15. If you are married and don't try to have kids, is it a sin?
16. Can you consume the Host while in mortal sin and go to confession afterwards?
17. Who is your favorite Saint?
18. There are some companies that are implanting chips in their employees. Is this a sign of the mark of the beast?


Saturday, July 22, 2017

Hello Areopagites! Our last Areopagus was July 21st.


Some of the questions that have been asked are:
1. Do you find it annoying when someone older than you (by a year) calls you honey?
2. to what extent are you to bear wrongs patiently?
3. Since Mary is our mother and St Anne her mother, is St Anne our grandma?
4. How can Mary have authority over Jesus and be subject to God, if Jesus and God are the same person?
5. What do you think about during the rosary? The words are hard to concentrate on once you have said 100'ds of Rosaries even though they are about the sacred mysteries.
6. Is God merciful to aborted babies?
7. If a person has been married to  a couple of different wives and then enters into the Catholic church, is he required to marry one of his previous wives?
8. Is it Moral to sell something for more that it is worth because everybody else sells them for more? For example: cars
9. What is the difference between lust and love?
10. How do you correct a teacher?
11. Why do nuns change their names upon entering a convent?
12. How do you avoid telling a lie in a situation where the truth would cause harm?
13. What happens to people who commit suicide?
14. What is the charismatic movement?
15. Is Renaissance art wrong since it is filled with such immodesty?
16. Is there tea in Heaven?

Monday, March 13, 2017

Hello! the questions for the last few months have been:

  1. If you fall in love with someone before you can date, how should you proceed?
  2. How do I address the topic of an eating disorder with my friend?
  3. Is feminism against the Catholic church?
  4. During the Tridentine mass the server leans towards the priest twice during the Confiteor. Why does he do this?
  5. What are the requirements for a teen-ager to receive the brown scapular?
  6. Why does the Church deny the pre-existence of souls?
  7. How do you demonstrate the existence of purgatory to a Christian?
  8. In which ways do protestants differ from Catholics?
  9. What is the difference between communism and socialism?
  10. I read somewhere that the effect of sin is passed down three generations. What does this mean?
  11. If you are asked by a protestant why Catholics added books to the bible, how should you respond?
  12. What is it to love God? How does one love God?
  13. Is boxing for a living immoral?
  14. What is the purpose of feminism?
  15. How does The Church determine if a church is a basilica?