What should my attitude be in spiritual direction? A sincere desire for a serious spiritual life is necessary in order to decide to have spiritual direction, and this doesn't happen too often. One has to overcome laziness, which…
What characteristics should a spiritual director have? Spiritual direction is a very important and delicate thing. Nobody can dedicate themselves to it without being adequately prepared, nor should anyone place their soul in the hands of someone…
Is spiritual direction really all that important? On a natural level, it's evident that we all depend on one another. Man can't exist or sustain himself without the help of other men. In order to form and…
Why do we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday? The imposition of ashes on our foreheads at the beginning of Lent is a very old practice that the Church conserves in her liturgy. In the 4th century, when the…
What is the meaning of life? The question about the meaning of life is closely related to the pursuit of happiness and the questions about who I am, where I come from, where I’m going. Most…
How do I discern religious life? Pray, read the bible, spend time before Jesus, entrust yourself to the Maternal Heart of Blessed Virgin Mary, try to live the religious life while you are still in the…
Do Catholics adore Mary? No, as Catholics we only adore God, Three Persons in One God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus responded to Satan’s temptation in the same way: You shall worship the…
Why should I care about God? Everyone who has at least a little bit of intelligence, asks himself about God. Cows do not ask themselves about God, nor do they ask about the ultimate cause of…
How can you tell if God is talking to you or not? It is obvious that God is alive, and He wanted to reveal Himself to human beings so that we could know Him. There are various channels that God uses to…
Is chastity possible, or do you have to be a superhero? The Christian vocation demands a chaste and pure lifestyle. Through Baptism, we´ve been consecrated to God; therefore, our entire person – body and soul – belongs to Him. Our entire…
Can I confess my sins directly to God? After the resurrection, Jesus entrusted to the Apostles the power to forgive sins: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain…
Jesus > Religion? The work has four main ideas. It can be divided into two categories, one containing two truths, the other containing two falsities. Then there are four other lesser points. I…
Are we important to God? THE ANSWER:Think about it: God was perfectly happy in the Trinity of Love. So the only reason He created the world is so that man, the only creature God loves…
Is it ok to have tattoos? To answer your question, let me begin by saying that there is no official teaching of the Catholic Church, that I know of, on the subject of tattoos. This is…
What happened to Ascension Thursday? THE ANSWER:It is true that the Ascension took place 40 days after Easter Sunday, but as the Catholic Church has to live in a society where it is difficult to…
