Category: Sin

Are there sins that don’t offend God?

Question: I would like to know if it is possible that a person who commits a disorderly act without being guided by any motive of contempt, hatred, defiance, or rebellion towards God, still commits an act against God. I do not understand why the morality of acts should be determined

Do the prayers and good works that a person does while in the state of mortal sin have merit?

Question: Question: Do the prayers and good works done by a person in mortal sin have merit? What would happen if: a) the person has the intention of going to confession and re-establishing his friendship with God as soon as he can? b) the person lives in a situation in

How to educate the conscience?

Question: Father: I would like to know more about the conscience and how it should be educated, and also what role morals and values play in it. I am a professor of religion and would like to know this for my students. Response: The moral conscience is subject to a

Can absolution be denied to someone who is not married in the Church?

Question: When a Christian confesses that he is not married in the Church, can absolution be denied? Answer: Absolution must be denied whenever the penitent is unwilling to live according to the demands of grace, that is, fulfilling all the commandments of God. If a penitent intends to sin, continue

Is blasphemy always a sin?

Question Dear Father: Unfortunately, I have gotten into the habit of blaspheming from hearing it so much in my family. Many times I don’t realize I’m blaspheming until the word slips out. I always repent, but I am left with the question: is what I am doing a sin? I

Is laziness a sin?

Question: How serious is the sin of laziness? I consider myself lazy in the accomplishment of my obligations, even though I completed college classes with very good grades, I have not yet graduated or completed my thesis, and this is more than a year ago and I have not looked

Is Contraception a Grave Sin?

Question: When going to confession, a priest told me that contraception is a grave sin. At the time I did not dare to ask him if it was always a mortal sin, or if in some cases it was only a venial sin. Could you answer this? Answer: I must

Does generational sin exist?

Question: Does generational sin exist? Is it a Catholic practice to pray for the healing of my family tree? Answer: In some Catholic circles – especially in charismatic groups – the practice of offering prayers, rosaries, and Masses for “the healing of the family tree” or for “intergenerational healing” has