Frequently asked questions
- A student group on an away day at Lastingham
We hold a question and answer session as part of our student retreats, and participants are encouraged to ask any question they would like an answer to. Here is just a small selection of some of the comments and questions asked by our student groups-
Q. Why did you decide to become a monk?
Q. What right do Catholics have to judge what is right and what is wrong? Isn't that God's job?
Q. Why do the Catholic Church continue to oppose the appointment of women priests?
Q. Why be a Catholic- why not just be a good person?
Q. What would you say to a Catholic who feels abandoned by their religion because of their sexuality?
Q. Do you think more people go to Heaven than Hell?
Q. Did something happen in your life that made you decide to become a monk?
Q. Did your parents encourage you?
Q. Are you ever tempted to break the rules?
Q. Why do you think that the younger generation are embarrassed to admit that they are close to God?
Q. How are you sure that God exists?
Q. If you were not a Priest, what would you be?
Q. Do you ever doubt your faith in God?
Q. Do you think that Catholicism is outdated?
These are just a selection of questions asked ,and answered, during a school visit.