Catholic faith articles, evangelization, apologetics and community. http://aboutcatholics.com/ Copyright 2008 Good Friday is the first day of the Easter Triduum and the day that Catholics and other Christians throughout the world commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/good_friday/ Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:35:08 CDT Are Catholics allowed to marry non-Catholics? The answer is yes, but with a caveat. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/can_catholic_marry_non_catholic/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:26:17 CDT The Catholic Church is not just another denomination within Christianity, it is the universal community established by Jesus. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/faith_beliefs/meaning_term_catholic/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:13:50 CDT Relics are objects associated with saints. The word relic comes from the Latin word reliquiae, meaning "remains." http://www.aboutcatholics.com/faith_beliefs/relics_saints/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:08:48 CDT A Holy Day of Obligation is a day in which all Catholics are required to attend Mass to celebrate a particular occasion in the faith. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/holy_days_obligation/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:02:58 CDT The Catholic Church is a global community of believers founded by Jesus Christ over two-thousand years ago with over 1 billion members. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/faith_beliefs/what_catholic_church/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:55:24 CDT The Lord's Prayer, or Our Father, is a unifying bond of Christians. Jesus taught it to his disciples as the way to pray to the Father; he did not necessarily mean to pray the exact words, but rather to use the structure of the prayer. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/prayer/improve_your_prayer_with_our_father/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:33:33 CDT For much of history the Catholic Church banned cremation as a choice for dead Catholics, but in 1963 the Vatican lifted the ban. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/can_catholics_be_cremated/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:31:05 CDT As a Catholic it is part of your baptismal commitment to bear witness to Christ in all aspects of your life. This includes political thought and action. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/life_in_christ/voting_catholic/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:24:33 CDT Catholic beliefs and doctrines have their roots in a few different sources, namely Scripture and Tradition. Ah, yes, that hot Catholic buzzword "Tradition." http://www.aboutcatholics.com/faith_beliefs/basis_catholic_belief/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:55:59 CDT