Catholic Answers

According to the Bible, there are no better or worse days to be born. When you are born does not hold any importance in your faith.  But some people and cultures believe that being on certain days has special meaning. In this article, we explore the spiritual meaning of being born on Easter Sunday and … Read more

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church in the world. They make up over half of the 2.2 billion Christians around the world.  The global Catholic population is not evenly distributed. Some countries like Paraguay and Croatia are almost entirely Catholic while others like Afghanistan barely have any Catholics.  In this post, we explore … Read more

It can be hard to track all the special days that Catholics observe. When you add the numerous feast days for different saints, important celebrations like Easter, and Holy days, it feels like there’s a Catholic holiday every day.  While it’s true there are plenty of holidays Catholics celebrate, there are only a few important … Read more

While they are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the 7 deadly sins, also called capital or cardinal sins, form an important part of the Catholic faith.  The Church warns believers to avoid these capital sins as they are the root of other sins and immoralities. In this post, we discuss the 7 deadly sins … Read more

There were other reformation movements before him, but it is really Martin Luther who set in motion the split between Protestantism and the Roman Catholic Church.  Today, many people are still confused about where Lutherans stand. Some will say they are no different from Catholics, others will say they are protestant, and there are those … Read more

Titles for clergy tend to be shared across different denominations. You’ll find a priest in the Catholic church as well as the Anglican church and some Lutheran churches. Titles like reverend, minister, pastor and deacon, are also common among multiple denominations.  But there are some differences in who gets these titles and what their role … Read more

There are some obvious things a pastor should never say to a congregation, or anyone for that matter. Things like profanity, racial epithets, and slurs. There are also other statements that may seem innocent and harmless, but can cause scandal and division in the Church. Others will make you look silly, confuse your congregation or … Read more

An important part of prayer is listening to God’s answers. Often, we think our prayers go unanswered or God says ‘no’ to them. This can make us lose faith and stop praying altogether.  But in most cases, the problem is that we don’t know how to discern God’s answers. We are so busy with our … Read more