Question: Every time I have a Bible question, I run into the problem of whom to ask. For questions about the Church, I go to the index of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and look up whatever I want…

January 23rd, 2008 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: Every time I have a Bible question, I run into the problem of whom to ask. For questions about the Church, I go to the index of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and look up whatever I want…
January 9th, 2008 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: What does the 3rd commandment really mean — to keep holy the Sabbath day? It seems we have reduced it down to attending Mass for 45 minutes a week on a Sunday. People work regularly, use Sunday as a…
December 12th, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: Were Adam and Eve the first cavemen? I don't get what happened with God and the whole prehistoric period. Also, where was the Garden of Eden? Why did they have to leave?
Discussion: Since your last question has specific…
November 28th, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: When King David said he wanted to build a temple, he was initially told it was a great idea by the prophet (Nathan), but after checking with God, the prophet told him no. He would not be the one…
November 14th, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: The Bible Talk article, "Getting Ready For Judgment Day," held that Jesus alone has the right and ability to judge on that great day. He alone has the last word on everyone and everything. Okay. Agreed. But, in the…
October 31st, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: What does the Bible say about Judgment Day or the Day of Judgment? How does this affect us as Christians?
Discussion: You'll find an overview in II Peter 3, but all three chapters of that short book offer…
October 3rd, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: I have asked this question to a retired priest I know, and he could not give me an answer. Maybe there is none. My question is: What can people do in purgatory that will help them get to heaven?…
September 19th, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: Our Bible study group at church studied Revelation, but I want to know more about the end times. How or where do I start?
Discussion: To learn what's yet to come, people often try to decipher the book of…
September 5th, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: Where in the Bible can I learn about the feast days the Israelites celebrated?
Discussion: The books of Exodus and Leviticus give the origins of the rites and reasons for Jewish feast days that began about fifteen centuries before…
August 22nd, 2007 by Mary Harwell Sayler
Question: Our group is doing a Bible study. Can you explain to us the verse in Hebrew 4:12? What does it mean by "the Word of God is a double-edge sword?"
Discussion: In The New Catholic Answer Bible, a footnote for…