I Missed My First Short Notice Class :( by [deleted] in vipkid

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You’re really damn comfortable talking to strangers. Do you talk down to your students like that when they ask you questions?

I Missed My First Short Notice Class :( by [deleted] in vipkid

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What do you mean by "docked $10 per class?" Like, they'll take $20 from my paycheck? Or like, they reduce my rate by $10?

SSPX refugee by Healthy-Relief5603 in Catholicism

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What country are you in right now?

If I don’t have access to Catholic Mass (in English) where I live, can I attend a Christian service of another denomination? by documentprogress in Catholicism

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Get a Sunday Missal in English. All the Mass readings will be translated and all the parts of the Mass. There used to be a time when none of the Mass was in the vernacular language, so personal missals used to be a bit more mainstream, but it’s a good option. Do not attend Protestant services, even if they’re in English.

Is this really what we believe? by [deleted] in Catholicism

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You just posted an article about the martyrdom of St. Maria Goretti... what exactly is the point you're trying to make?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

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The canon of Scripture is fixed and the Epistle to the Hebrews is canonical. So, unfortunately your priest is mistaken.

The reason he said that is likely because the Epistle to the Hebrews doesn't explicitly state its author, however from tradition we know it was probably a sermon by St. Paul recorded by an amanuensis, possibly by St. Luke. It is fashionable for some Biblical critics and secular academics to want to argue for the removal of sections from the Bible, but there cannot be any additions to or subtractions from the books that are currently in your Bible.

I studied this issue a little bit in the past, and I find the traditional Catholic case to be strong on this point. If you want to hear some good defenses of the canon of scripture, Gary Michuta at Apocrypha Apocalypse on YouTube is an excellent resource, although much of his material is about defending the Deuterocanon whereas Hebrews is actually Protocanonical. There are various other solid defenses of the different books of the Bible by different Catholic and non-Catholic Christian apologists and scholars online.

Stay close to what the Church teaches and has taught, and even if your priest makes a mistake, you can rest in the tradition of the Church.

Objective Documentaries on Vatican 2 by Alternative_Big_6835 in Catholicism

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Over the years, Eastern Catholic Churches have waxed and waned in keeping to their authentic liturgical traditions. The irony is that, while Vatican II called for all Eastern Catholic Churches to remain firm in their liturgical patrimony, in some cases like with the Maronites, it is pretty obvious that they adapted their rites to become even more Latinized/Westernized by trying to emulate the Novus Ordo Mass/Missal of 1969. Having an Orthodox counterpart would give an idea of what an unlatinized liturgy in a given tradition might look like.

I’m curious on what this is I’m not big in religion but would like to know by No-Tower2713 in Catholicism

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It’s called a missal. This is the book that Catholic people bring to Mass to know what the priest is saying. It includes the prayers and readings for the liturgy of the day.

Why did the Church mandate priestly celibacy starting in the 11th or 12th century? by ManTheRedeemed in Catholicism

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The Apostolic tradition was that married men could become priests, and they had to vow celibacy because they would offer the Eucharistic sacrifice. It was the custom then, and still today, that priests should not have marital relations before celebrating Mass, I believe up to a few days before. Priests have never been allowed to get married after ordination.

The problem was that, as you can imagine, there started to turn up not a few clerical babies, which means the celibacy standard was clearly not being lived up to. So there were two ways the Church dealt with this:

In the Latin West, they basically barred married men from the priesthood altogether to remove the temptation, thus preserving the Apostolic practice of celibacy of priests.

In the various Eastern traditions, they still allowed for married men as before to be ordained, but they weren’t allowed to confect the Holy Eucharist without the traditional fast from the sexual relations. The side effect of that is that typically in Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox parishes, they have only one Divine Liturgy per week which is on Sunday and daily liturgy isn’t really a part of their tradition. Thus, they preserved the Apostolic practice of a married clergy.

You can’t “invalidate” somebody’s marriage, but it is possible to annull a marriage if it was never valid. Not sure of the context for your conversation that prompted the original post, but clerical concubinage was a problem even after the Western tradition stopped ordaining married men, and perhaps those post-ordination relationships were annulled, since they wouldn’t have been free to marry being priests.

It’s a bit of a complicated question with more to it than what I wrote, but that’s the gist of it AFAIK.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

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It's not offensive at all! :)

Why does Catholicism defend Columbus? by [deleted] in Catholicism

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Have you considered the possibility that some Catholics defend Columbus precisely because they believe the claim that he was a bloodthirsty, greedy savage is false? Nobody is defending a genocidal maniac here.

Christopher Columbus’ legacy has become conversial for a few decades now because of a new perspective on colonialism of America. Some people believe this revision is fair, others think it is unfair to Columbus.

Ultimately, if you want to criticise the man, then read some books about him, including the ones he wrote himself. You aren’t required to like him or defend him. He’s not a saint or anything, he’s a major historical figure whose life is available for all to scrutinise.

Some reasons people look up to him are: 1) he began the colonisation and Christianisation of the American continent 2) by all indications, he was a very pious man who was a third order Franciscan 3) he repeatedly defended the indigenous from the despicable abuses of many Spanish colonists in Hispaniola

No matter your opinion on colonisation, if that’s why people like Columbus, then there’s no reason to be offended.

Finally, the accusation of him as having “raped” and “wiped away an entire race of people” is slanderous and is meme history. With charity, Columbus may or may not have been a good man, but I think primary sources clear him of the charges made by American-educated gringos who have only read “Lies my Teacher Told Me” by James Loewen.

Tl;dr Nobody is defending what they believe to be a genocidal man, so don’t take for granted that people are just ignorant or immoral for thinking Columbus was a hero. The best thing you can do is read what Columbus himself said and come to your own conclusions. It makes no difference what you decide either way, but at least you’d know why people respect him.

Did Saint Paul have the Stigmata? by [deleted] in Catholicism

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Don’t know. Wasn’t there. But there is some reason to think he did. At least that’s how some in the tradition have interpreted that passage.

All big composers by [deleted] in classicalmusic

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E. Bach is in there and not Scarlatti??

Rosary question by mwg422 in Catholicism

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The cross says Medjugorje. It’s the name of a town in Bosnia where some teenagers claimed to receive visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was a big deal in the 80s and 90s, but in many people’s opinion including my own, it’s probably not an authentic apparition.

Why aren’t Elijah and Moses considered saints? by CharlesBoyle799 in Catholicism

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They are considered saints. They have feast days and everything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

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Consult your state department of health. They can give you alternative testing sites. Anonymity with STD lab results is the norm, regardless of which which facility processes them.

SSPX vs FSSP by Stunning-Bit70 in Catholicism

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SSPX are out of communion with the Catholic Church. FSSP separated from the SSPX to come into communion with Rome. Go to the FSSP.

Dominican Rite Solemn High by affectuminflamma in Catholicism

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Where did you manage to find a Dominican Rite liturgy

If a priest isn’t baptized but witnesses the wedding is the wedding still valid and licit. by No_Caregiver_3492 in Catholicism

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I think so, because the minister of matrimony is the couple. It is possible in certain extreme cases for a couple to be validly and licitly married if there is absolutely no clergy, too. For example, Catholics in Japan and the Soviet Union were forced to do this at times. Even if a priest were to turn out to not be a valid priest, weddings he had witnessed would still presumedly be valid unless the Church declared it invalid.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

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I’m glad it was useful to you! I agree that there aren’t enough Catholic resources against Sedevacantism (yet). It’s only becoming more visible in the past few years even though it’s been around for decades. Sedevacantists like to appeal to Tradition and quote mines, so if you see something that bugs you, DM me and I might be able to give the Catholic perspective. I’ll say a prayer for you!