Catholic.net - Church Teaching Q&A~Bible School

Agreeing In Prayer
Jesus promised that whenever two of His disciples agree about anything they ask for in prayer, God will give it to them. If this is so, why do so many prayers continue to go unanswered?

Narcissism
Narcissism Its all about me and my importance.

Abiding in the Vine
Who is Jesus referring to when He speaks of branches in Him that are 'picked up, thrown into the fire, and burned?' If they are 'in Him,' how can this be?

A Heart At Peace...
We are what we think. Whether we want to accept the truth or not, our inner life has a direct impact on our external, physical life.

The Jewish View of Jesus
How do the Jewish people view Jesus? Was He the Messiah?

Openness In Prayer
God wants us to open up to Him completely when we come before Him in prayer. To the extent that we are willing to do this is to the extent we will enjoy a close, loving relationship with Him.

Stewards of Grace
God pours out His grace on all of us, but it is up to us to work with that grace and go all the way with it.

The Most Important Commandment
Can a man or woman be considered a disciple of Christ if he or she obeys some of God's commandments, but doesn't love Him more than anything or anyone else?

How New is the New Testament?
We must be clear on one point: the Christian God is no different from the one who revealed himself to Moses. If Jesus relied so extensively on the Old Testament, who are we to shrug it off? Where would we be without the Ten Commandments?

The Woman in Salvation History
God used various people, places and events in the Old Testament to prefigure realities later revealed in the New Testament. Guided by Church Tradition, we can discover how various Old Testament events and persons point to truths about Christ´s mother.

The Meal of Melchizedek
Who is Melchizedek? This first priest mentioned in the Bible warrants our attention, especially if we are trying to understand Christ´s words, "This is my Body; This is my Blood."

Living the Scriptures: How to Know What the Bible Says When the Experts Fight Like Cats & Dogs
There are lots of reasons why Catholics don´t read the Bible. But this would change if people could really hear God´s word in Scripture. And we can, if we do three simple things.

When God Sends a Need Your Way
There is so much that God desires to do through you, but are you willing to say "yes"?

True Worshipers
Worship is more than going to a religious place in order to do religious things. To worship God in spirit and in truth means to love others and to demonstrate that love by doing good to them.

Biblical Women Mary of Bethany
Mary is an example of total devotion to the Lord and a person who develops in faith as she journeys though this world on her way to the next.

Biblical Women Salome
She was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of James and John, two of the inner circle of apostles. She herself had become a follower of Christ.

The Responsibility Is Ours
Many of us blame our church leaders for our lack of Biblical understanding and spiritual knowledge. But is it really their fault, or is it a result of our own negligence?

Biblical Women Athaliah and Jehosheba
Athaliah was the first and only Queen of the Southern Kingdom after she killed nearly all of her grandchildren. Jehosheba and her husband the high priest had to deal with Athaliah and her worship of the idol Baal.

Friendship with the World
The Scriptures teach us that friendship with the world is enmity toward God. The way in which we spend our time, treasure, and talent here on earth determines whether or not we truly understand the meaning of this sobering truth.

Biblical Women the Shunammite Woman
She was wealthy, capable, generous and hospitable. She used her wealth and intelligence for the benefit of others and thus stands out as an important and faithful woman.

Biblical Women Lydia
Lydia was and is one of the many women who work in the background in an effort to spread Christianity.

Biblical Women - Wise Woman of Beth-maacah
Have you ever noticed how some people can cut to the heart of the problem and others can’t. Here we have another story of how God uses the weak and powerless to shame the proud and arrogant.

Biblical Women Rizpah
Mother and concubine of King Saul. In the Bible a concubine is a female conjugally united to a man, but in an inferior way to that of a wife.

Biblical Women - Martha
Martha is a wonderful story of a woman who lives with her sister Mary and brother Lazarus. She has different dialogues with Jesus in the same manner you would have one with me.

Biblical Women The Widow of Zarephath
This is a story of extreme hardship and extreme faith found in a woman of courage.

Biblical Women - Susanna
In Babylon there was a wealthy man named Joakim who fell in love with a beautiful young woman, Susanna, who would become his wife. Two elders and Judges who used a part of Joakim’s house would attempt to falsely accuse Susanna of the unthinkable, adultery.

Biblical Women – Priscilla
Priscilla and her husband Aquila became disciples of Paul and became most valuable to him and the Church.

Biblical Women – The Woman of Endor
The woman of Endor was a nameless medium or fortune-teller. One night the first king of Israel came to her seeking her services in order to speak with the dead prophet, Samuel.

Biblical Women - Tamar - King David's daughter
King David's daughter Tamar was a beautiful girl, so beautiful that she became the victim of her half-brother's lustful desires.

Call to Repentance
God is looking for one thing, and one thing only: repentance. Those who hear the Word of God preached week after week, yet refuse to apply it to their lives, will be judged more severely than those who never heard it.