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...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 8, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question What is the relationship between the soul and the self with regard to the afterlife? Answer According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the soul is the locus of and explanation for our personal identity that spans life, death, and the afterlife. Our human...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 16, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question What is the Catholic Church’s view on “creationism”? I am referring to the belief that the world is only 6,000 years old. Answer The belief that the world and the physical universe are only a few thousand years old rises out of an attempt to count...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 14, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question Did our Blessed Mother suffer labor pains when she gave birth to Jesus? Answer The idea that Mary did not experience the pains of labor is usually deduced from the fact that she was conceived without original sin (CCC 490-493). Since a consequence of...
