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Ask a Franciscan: Does God Change?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 24, 2023

God can appear harsh in the Old Testament, compared to the just and merciful God of today. How is this possible?

How Should We Combat Hate?

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 23, 2021

How do we overcome the small, everyday negativities that can build up and weigh us down?

Justification by Faith Alone

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 23, 2021

What is the Catholic Church’s position on justification by faith alone?

God’s Kingdom: What Is It?

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 23, 2021

Does kingdom of God refer to a place, a church, a new culture based on the beatitudes, or any situation in which the presence of Jesus is experienced?

Wearing a Tau Cross

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 25, 2021

Am I allowed to wear a Tau cross? Can I wear it with knots? Because I have not taken the same vows, I’m not sure if it’s proper for me to wear the knots.

Salvation for Extraterrestrials?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 25, 2021

Did Jesus visit them also and die again on the cross to free them from sin? I don’t know what we should believe about UFOs and life on other planets.

Jews and the Death Penalty

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 25, 2021

The Jewish leaders brought Jesus before Pilate because they said their law would not allow them to put anyone to death. However, earlier in the same Gospel, they were planning to stone a woman caught in adultery. Wasn’t this a death sentence?

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