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Why translate the YOUCAT into ASL?

Introduction

Introduction to the ASL YOUCAT

Introduction

Why are we on earth? (Q 1-2)

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Can we prove God exists? (Q 3-6)

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How does God reveal himself? (Q 7-8)

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What does God show us in Jesus? (Q 9-10)

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How can we tell what belongs to the true faith? (Q 11-13)

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Is Sacred Scripture True? (Q 14-16)

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What is the significance of Old & New Testament? (Q 17-19)

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Faith - What is it? (Q 20-22)

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Is there a contradiction between faith and science? (Q 23-24)

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Faith has a formula? (Q 25)

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What are Creeds? (Q 26-27)

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What do the Apostles' and Nicene Creed's Say? (Q 28-29)

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Discussion Questions for Season 1 (Q 1-29)

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How to pray with our ASL YOUCAT

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Why do we believe in one God? (Q 30-31)

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What does it mean to say that God is Truth? (Q 32)

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What does it mean to say God is Love? (Q 33-34)

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Can we deduce logically there are 3 persons in 1 God? (Q 35-39)

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Can God do anything? (Q 40)

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Does science make God unnecessary? (Q 41)

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Can you accept evolution and still believe in God? (Q 42)

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Is the world a product of chance? (Q 43)

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Who created the world? (Q 44)

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Why does Genesis say creation is "the work of 6 days"? (Q 45-46)

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Why did God create the world? (Q 47-48)

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Does God guide the world & my life? (Q 49-50)

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Why doesn't God prevent evil? (Q 51-53)

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What are angels? (Q 54-57)

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Why did God make man? (Q 58-59)

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Why Is Jesus the greatest example in the world? (Q 60-61)

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What is the soul? (Q 62-63)

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Why did God create man male and female? (Q 64-65)

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What is sin? (Q 66-68)

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How does God draw us out of the whirlpool of evil? (Q 69-70)

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What does the name "Jesus" mean? (Q 71-73)

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What does it mean to say that Jesus is "the only-begotten Son of God"? (Q 74)

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Why did God become man in Jesus? (Q 75-76)

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Did Jesus have a soul, mind, and body just like we do? (Q 77-79)

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Why is Mary a Virgin? (Q 80-82)

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What does the "Immaculate Conception of Mary" mean? (Q 83-85)

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Why did Jesus allow John to baptize him even though he was without sin? (Q 86-88)

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Did Jesus work miracles or are they just pious tales? (Q 89-91)

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Why did Jesus call apostles? (Q 92-93)

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Why did Jesus choose the Passover feast for His Death and Resurrection? (Q 94-95)

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Why was Jesus condemned to death on a cross? (Q 96-98)

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Did Jesus really experience a fear of death? (Q 99-100)

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Why did Jesus have to redeem us on the Cross? (Q 101-103)

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Can you be a Christian without believing in the Resurrection of Jesus? (Q 104)

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Are there proofs for the Resurrection of Jesus? (Q 105-106)

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What changed in the world as a result of the Resurrection? (Q 107-109)

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What will it be like when the world comes to an end? (Q 110-112)

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What does it mean to say: I believe in the Holy Spirit? (Q 113-115)

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What happened on Pentecost? (Q 116-118)

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What does the Holy Spirit do in my life? (Q 119-120)

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Why does God want there to be a Church? (Q 121-122)

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What is the task of the Church? (Q 123-124)

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What is unique about the People of God? (Q 125)

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What does it mean to say that the Church is the "Body of Christ"? (Q 126-128)

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Why can there only be one Church? (Q 129)

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Are non-Catholic Christians our brothers and sisters also? (Q 130)

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What must we do for the unity of Christians? (Q 131)

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Who belongs to the Catholic Church? (Q 132-134)

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How does the Church view other religions? (Q 135-136)

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Why is the Church called apostolic? (Q 137-138)

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What is the lay vocation? (Q 139)

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What is the Pope's responsibility? (Q 140-141)

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Can bishops act and teach against the Pope, or the Pope against the bishops? (Q 142)

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Is the Pope really infallible? (Q 143)

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What is the task of the bishops? (Q 144)

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Why does Jesus want there to be Christians who live their entire lives in poverty, unmarried chastity, and obedience? (Q 145)

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What does the "communion of saints" mean? (Q 146-147)

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May we worship Mary? (Q 148-149)

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Can the Church really forgive sins? (Q 150-151)

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Why do we believe in the resurrection of the dead? (Q 152-153)

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What happens to us when we die? (Q 154-155)

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What is heaven? (Q 156-158)

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What is purgatory? (Q 159-160)

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What is hell? (Q 161-162)

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How will the world come to an end? (Q 163-165)

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What is liturgy? (Q 166-168)

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What happens to us when we celebrate liturgy? (Q 169-171)

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Why is faith in Jesus Christ not enough? Why does God give us the Sacraments, too? (Q 172-174)

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If a Sacrament is administered by someone who is unworthy, does it fail to have its effect? (Q 175-178)

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Who celebrates the liturgy? (Q 179)

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Why are there so many signs and symbols in the liturgies? (Q 180-181)

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How does the liturgy affect time? (Q 182-184)

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Why does liturgy repeat itself every year? (Q185-186)

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How important is Sunday? (Q 187-188)

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What is a Christian house of prayer? (Q 189-190)

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What liturgical spaces define a house of prayer? (Q 191)

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Can the Church also change and renew the liturgy? (Q 192-193)

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What is Baptism? (Q 194-196)

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Is Baptism in fact the only way to salvation? (Q 197-199)

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Why should Christians choose the names of saints at Baptism? (Q 200-202)

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What is Confirmation? (Q 203-205)

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Who can be confirmed and what is required of a candidate for Confirmation? (Q 206-207)

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What is the Holy Eucharist? (Q 208-210)

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How important is the Eucharist for the Church? (Q 211-212)

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How is the Mass structured? (Q 213-214)

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What happens in the Church when she celebrates the Eucharist? (Q 215-217)

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How often must a Catholic Christian participate in the celebration of the Eucharist? (Q 218-220)

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May the Eucharist be administered to non-Catholics Christians also? (Q 221-223)

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We have Baptism, why do we need a special Sacrament of Reconciliation? (Q 224-226)

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Who can forgive sins? (Q 227-230)

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What sins must be confessed? (Q 231-233)

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Why are priests the only ones who can forgive sins? (Q 234-236)

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May a priest later repeat something he has learned in confession? (Q 237-239)

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Why does Jesus show so much interest in the sick? (Q 240-242)

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How does Anointing of the Sick work? (Q 243-247)

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What happens in Holy Orders? (Q 248-250)

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How important for a Catholic Christian is his bishop? (Q 251-253)

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What happens in priestly ordination? (Q 254-255)

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Is it demeaning to women that only men can receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders? (Q 256-257)

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Why does the Church require priests and bishops to lead a celibate life? (Q 258-259)

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How does the Sacrament of Matrimony come about? (Q 260-261)

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What is necessary for a Christian, sacramental marriage? (Q 262)

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Why is marriage indissoluble? (Q 263-265)

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Can a Catholic Christian marry someone from a different religion? (Q 266-268)

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What is the Church's stance on people who are divorced and remarried? (Q 269-271)

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Does the Church still practice exorcism? (Q 272-273)

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What is the purpose of a pilgrimage? (Q 274-276)

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What are Stations of the Cross? (Q 277-278)

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Why do we yearn for happiness? (Q 279-282)

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What are the Beatitudes? (Q 283-285)

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What is freedom and what is it for? (Q 286-287)

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Is man responsible for everything he does? (Q 288-290)

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May we do something bad so that good will result from it? (Q 291-292)

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Is someone a sinner if he experiences strong passions within himself? (Q 293-293)

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What is conscience? (Q 295-298)

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What is meant by a "virtue"? (Q 299)

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Why do we have to work to form our character? (Q 300)

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How does one act justly? (Q 301-304)

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What are the three supernatural virtues? (Q 305-306)

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What is faith, hope, and charity? (Q 307-309)

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What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? (Q 310-311)

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How does a person know that he has sinned? (Q 312-314)

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How can we distinguish serious sins (mortal sins) from less serious (venial) sins? (Q 315-317)

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What are vices? (Q 318-320)

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What is more important, society or the individual? (Q 321-323)

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What is the basis for authority in society? (Q 324-326)

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What can the individual contribute to the common good? (Q 327-329)

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Why is there injustice among men? (Q 330-332)

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Is there a natural law that everyone can know? (Q 333-336)

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What is grace? (Q 337-338)

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What does God's grace do to us? (Q 339-340)

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Can someone earn heaven by good works? (Q 341-342)

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How does the Church help us to lead a good, responsible life? (Q 343-344)

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What are the "Five Precepts of the Church"? (Q 345-346)

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Why is "not practicing what you preach" such a serious deficiency for a Christian? (Q 347-348)

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Aren't the Ten Commandments outmoded? (Q 349-351)

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Why do we worship God? (Q 352-354)

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Is atheism always a sin against the First Commandment? (Q 355-357)

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What is the meaning of the Sign of the Cross? (Q 358-361)

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Why do Christians replace the Sabbath with Sunday? (Q 362-364)

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Why is it important for the State to preserve Sunday? (Q 365-366)

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What place does the family have in God's plan of creation? (Q 367-369)

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How do parents respect their children? (Q 370-372)

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How should a family live its faith together? (Q 373-375)

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What duties do citizens have towards the State? (Q 376-377)

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Why is it not permissible to take one's own life or the lives of others? (Q 378-380)

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Is it permissible to offer assistance in dying? (Q 381-382)

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Why is abortion unacceptable at any phase? (Q 383-385)

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Why is it a sin to take drugs? (Q 386-389)

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Is organ donation important? (Q 390-392)

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How do Christians treat the corpse of someone who has died? (Q 393-394)

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What is peace? (Q 395-397)

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When is the use of military force allowed? (Q 398-399)

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What is love? (Q 400-403)

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How can anyone live a chaste life? (Q 404-406)

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Why is the Church against premarital sexual relations? (Q 407-409)

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Why is the production and consumption of pornography a sin against charity? (Q 410-413)

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What is the Church's judgment on homosexuality? (Q 414-415)

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What are the essential elements of Christian marriage? (Q 416-417)

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Why are all methods of preventing the conception of a child not equally good? (Q 418-421)

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What is the Church's judgment on surrogate motherhood and artificial fertilization? (Q 422-423)

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What does the Church have against "marriage without the certificate"? (Q 424-425)

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What is regulated by the Seventh Commandment: "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15)? (Q 426-427)

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What is theft, and what falls under the Seventh Commandment? (Q 428-430)

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How should we treat property that belongs to everyone? (Q 431-433)

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How should we treat the environment? (Q 434-437)

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Are Christians obliged to become involved in politics and society? (Q 438-440)

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What does the Church say about democracy? (Q 441-443)

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What does the Church say about globalization? (Q 444-447)

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What significance do the poor have for Christians? (Q 448-451)

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What does the Eighth Commandment require of us? (Q 452-454)

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What does it mean to be truthful? (Q 455-458)

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What dangers result from the media? (Q 459-461)

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Why does the Ninth Commandment forbid sexual desire? (Q462-464)

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What is envy, and how can you fight against it? (Q 465-468)

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What is prayer? (Q 469-473)

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How did Jesus pray? (Q 474-477)

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Why can we be confident that our prayer is heard by God? (Q 478-481)

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What are the names of the five main types of prayer? (Q 482-484)

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Why should we thank God? (Q 485-488)

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Is it enough to pray when we feel like praying? (Q 489-491)

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Does my personal prayer have something to do with the prayer of the Church? (Q 492-494)

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Can we be sure that our prayers are heard? (Q 495-497)

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When should a person pray? (Q 498-500)

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What is meditation? (Q 501-503)

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Is prayer not sort of a conversation with yourself? (Q 504-506)

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Isn't prayer a flight from reality? (Q 507-510)

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What are the words of the Our Father? (Q 511-514)

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How are we changed by the Our Father? (Q 515-517)

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If the Father is "in heaven", where is that heaven? (Q 518-521)

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What does it mean to say, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive others who trespass against us"? (Q 522-524)

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Why do we end the Our Father with "Amen"? (Q 525-527)

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This is very helpful for me to have materials to help catechize deaf people.

I am in the seminary and still learning ASL and struggle with translating English to ASL, it is time consuming for me. Any links to materials posted on the internet would be appreciated.

Edmond Ilg

Finally! I’m so glad this project exists.

Yes, please more direct access to Catholic things in ASL! Everyone should have the opportunity to access and grow in their faith. Thank you from me and so many of my Deaf friends!

Jenna Kish

This is a most welcome project!

There are so many resources for Catholics to grow in their faith; Catholic Answers, Relevant Radio, EWTN, Formed, however, so many programs are not captioned, so our deaf daughter is not able to access them. I hope that this project becomes more widespread so that other deaf catholics may finally have access to additional Catholic resources.
God Bless you all!

Gregory Goldblatt