Why does the church encourage and do the Stations of the Cross and what is the purpose?

Since the very early days of the Christian Church the faithful have had a desire to participate with Jesus in his walk of suffering.  Pilgrims still go to Jerusalem to trace His steps from the Governor’s Palace where Pontius Pilate passed sentence upon Jesus, and required him to carry his own cross to the place […]

What is the purpose of Lent and why should I consider doing it?

The Greek philosopher Socrates, at his trial in 399 BC famously stated that “The unexamined life is not worth living”.  This is one of the most famous statements made by one of the wisest men who ever lived.  It is worth paying attention to.  The saying was spoken by Socrates at his trial when he was sentenced […]

Why did Christ need to be baptized if he was without sin and God’s son?

What a good question.  The short answer is contained within the question.  For the most part, Christ did not need to be baptized, at least not for the reasons that we usually become baptized members of the Church.  So, why do we, regular human being become baptized?  We have three reasons for being baptized: for […]

What does the bible say about a person who has lived a selfish, self-centered, self-serving and self-loving life? Is it sinful?

Wow.  What a question.  I have a few observations to make. First, the question asks “What does the bible say…”  I could do a search in a bible concordance and list everywhere the word “selfish” occurs, but that wouldn’t really do much.  The fact is that the entire bible speaks to the relationship between ourselves […]