by Karlo Broussard | Jun 16, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question My husband says onanism shouldn’t be sinful because Jesus did away with the laws of the Old Testament. Is this true? Answer To define our terms, onanism refers to a type of contraceptive act, coitus interruptus, often called the withdrawal method....
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 15, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question I’ve been told that we cannot do any good deed without grace. But I see non-baptized persons do good deeds all the time. How do we reconcile this? Answer It is not Catholic belief that grace is necessary to perform a good action. Pope Pius V condemned...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 14, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question Does God know our future? Answer The short answer is yes. God’s knowledge of our future follows necessarily from his perfection. If God didn’t know our future, then he would lack knowledge. But God can’t lack knowledge because he is absolutely perfect,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 11, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question The Apostle’s Creed says Jesus “was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell and rose again.” How could the Son of God go into hell? Why did he go there? Answer Jesus’ descent into hell means that Jesus “sojourned in the realm of the...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 8, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question Did the Catholic Church ever teach that sex was to be performed only to have children? Answer It has always been a part of the Church’s teaching that procreation and the rearing of children is the primary end of sex, the unitive aspect being a secondary...
