Apologetics

The Pope and Pres. Lincoln QUESTION from Chrles on April 29, 2004 Are you familiar with the following web page http://jmgainor.homestead.com/files/PU/MDPC/LA/LA.htmWeb page is by J. Michael Gainor. What credence is there to the accusations that the Vatican was a conspirator in Lincoln’s assassination? It states President Lincoln was warned by letter by at least two individuals before the assassination to be on...

Panentheim vs Omnipresence QUESTION from Ricardo on June 3, 2004 During a recent conversation about God with a co-worker, I discovered she was a fan of former-Catholic-now-Episcopal priest Matthew Fox and his(?) idea of pan-en-theism (God-in-everything). I remember being taught as a child that God is everywhere. I was later taught that this idea was called omnipresence. Since everywhere is the place...

Work Schedule QUESTION from Devin on June 14, 2004 I have a summer job out of college that requires me to work at 8PM till 6 A.M. in the morning. I still want to pray the Liturgy of the Hours so my idea was to pray the office of Readings and lauds together when I get home after 6 and to pray...

Scrupulousity QUESTION from Vince on August 11, 2003 Brother Ignatius, My wife suffers from scrupulousity to the point that depression and anxiety overwhelm her daily life. Even daily Mass has caused her much suffering because she assumes each homily is directed primarilly at her. Her feelings of guilt are the result of those homilies and of reading material that constantly, in her...

Required Reading QUESTION from Michael on December 18, 2003 Dear Brother, You comments please on the following: A Catholic High School has had for their English class required reading of The Catcher in the Rye and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. They are not required reading this year due to the objection of some parents. I have mentioned this to several...

BC-AD VS BCE-CE QUESTION from Mitch on January 20, 2004 I have seen some religion books from my childs Catholic School that now have B.C.E and C.E. instead of B.C and A.D. I questioned one of the sisters about it and she said that the Church is now using Before Common Era and Common Era so as not to offend people that...