Ask Alice About Catholicm - Vocation-Network.org http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ Questions from our readers answered by Alice Camille Where did Lent come from? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/164 First in a series of columns about Lent. http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/164 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:13:19 UTC What’s so important about the Council of Trent? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/163 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/163 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:56:48 UTC What are the “Precepts of the Church”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/162 And how many are there? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/162 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:28:14 UTC Do Catholics take the biblical creation story literally? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/160 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/160 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:44 UTC Why can’t a woman be ordained? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/156 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/156 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:14:38 UTC Why does the liturgy change? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/150 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/150 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:57:15 UTC Is Purgatory still “on the books”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/148 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/148 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:34:05 UTC Why is it important to participate regularly in the Mass? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/147 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/147 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:02:15 UTC Why pray the rosary? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/145 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/145 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:19:34 UTC Why can people go to Mass on Saturday evening instead of Sunday? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/144 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/144 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:16:19 UTC Did King David compose the psalms? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/143 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/143 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:05:35 UTC Who were Jesus' “brothers and sisters”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/141 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/141 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:47:23 UTC Is there really a Catholic Index of Forbidden Books? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/139 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/139 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:22:44 UTC What are the corporal and spiritual works of mercy? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/138 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/138 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:11:20 UTC Is a long or short discernment process better for someone interested in becoming a priest, nun, or brother? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/137 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/137 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:05:19 UTC What’s the difference between celibacy and chastity? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/136 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/136 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:34:45 UTC Is it “Catholic” to be vegetarian? Do Catholics care about animal suffering? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/135 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/135 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:31:53 UTC What does the Bible say about Judgment Day? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/134 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/134 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:13:30 UTC Why do Christians believe Jesus is God incarnate? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/132 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/132 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:59:07 UTC What’s that picture of Jesus with rays flowing from him? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/129 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/129 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:27:46 UTC What is the Triduum? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/125 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/125 Tue, 17 May 2011 17:22:00 UTC Who chose the "Seven Deadly Sins"? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/123 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/123 Mon, 02 May 2011 20:11:39 UTC "What should I believe about hell?" http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/118 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/118 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:07:22 UTC Is the Mass a “holy sacrifice” or a “celebration”—or both? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/117 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/117 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:05:20 UTC Pulpit, lectern, ambo: What’s the difference? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/116 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/116 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:04:31 UTC What was the Reformation? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/113 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/113 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:42:05 UTC What is “discernment of spirits”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/111 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/111 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:46:48 UTC Is environmentalism “Catholic” or a political football? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/109 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/109 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:02:25 UTC Why do Catholics believe in the Immaculate Conception? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/106 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/106 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:59:03 UTC Why are there parishes? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/105 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/105 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:21:05 UTC Do Catholics believe in ghosts? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/104 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/104 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:28:43 UTC Who was Saint Augustine? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/101 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/101 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:41:07 UTC What is "sanctuary"? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/99 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/99 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:35:07 UTC What is the Liturgy of the Hours? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/98 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/98 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:45:10 UTC How does God “answer” prayers? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/96 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/96 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:27:52 UTC What does “salvation history” mean? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/90 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/90 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:05:43 UTC Why do Catholics believe in the Assumption of Mary? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/89 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/89 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:50:56 UTC Why do priests wear vestments? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/88 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/88 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:37:23 UTC Do miracles still happen? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/86 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/86 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:15:47 UTC What do deacons do? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/85 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/85 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:04:27 UTC How is the Mass “prayer”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/84 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/84 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:58:08 UTC What is Catholic decision-making? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/83 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/83 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:52:39 UTC Who wrote the gospels? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/82 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/82 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:13:57 UTC What is “original sin”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/81 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/81 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:59:32 UTC How does the Catholic Church view other religions? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/80 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/80 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:36:11 UTC The "Five C's" of Confession http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/79 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/79 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:56:59 UTC What's the difference between chapels, churches, cathedrals, and basilicas? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/78 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/78 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:35:52 UTC Where do the Stations of the Cross come from? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/77 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/77 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:17:06 UTC What's the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/76 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/76 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:34:50 UTC When and where is it appropriate to bow inside Catholic churches? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/75 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/75 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:16:22 UTC Can I come back to the church? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/74 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/74 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:34:28 UTC Why does the priest talk after the readings at Mass? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/72 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/72 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:32:22 UTC What's the difference between catechesis and evangelization? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/71 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/71 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:56:17 UTC Didn't Saint Paul write all the letters attributed to him? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/70 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/70 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:57:53 UTC Are we supposed to believe in angels and demons in the 21st century? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/67 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/67 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:59:10 UTC Who are the saints and why do we pray to them? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/66 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/66 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:08:01 UTC Why pray for the dead? 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Does God still call people to prophecy? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/55 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/55 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:09:54 UTC What is the lectionary? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/53 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/53 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:10:22 UTC Why do Catholics bless themselves, genuflect, and so on? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/49 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/49 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:10:59 UTC Did Jesus establish a church? How did we get from following “the Way” of Jesus to this big institution? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/48 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/48 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:12:00 UTC What do we mean by the church’s “magisterium”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/46 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/46 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:12:51 UTC Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/45 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/45 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:22:09 UTC What do people in religious life do for fun? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/24 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/24 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:17:17 UTC Why is celibacy important to religious life? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/23 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/23 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:16:46 UTC Vocation: For all of life, or only "religious life"? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/21 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/21 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:16:14 UTC What is contemplation? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/18 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/18 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:15:39 UTC Is my vocation from God or just my imagination? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/17 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/17 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:14:47 UTC What does the Bible say about discipleship? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/12 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/12 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:13:46 UTC How do I know whether be an order priest or a diocesan priest? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/11 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/11 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:13:03 UTC What do Catholics believe about scripture and tradition? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/10 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/10 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:10:54 UTC "Sin" is such a negative word. Can't we just talk about “failure”? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/7 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/7 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:39:16 UTC Should I read the Bible? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/6 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/6 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:36:29 UTC How can I be happy? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/2 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/2 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:08:04 UTC How can I live a holy life? http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/1 http://www.vocationnetwork.org/ask_alice/1 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:07:29 UTC