DWQA Questions › Tag: belief in GodFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesA client who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, visited Wisconsin’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, the only place in the U.S. recognized by the Catholic church as a site where the Virgin Mary appeared. The client’s tumors on her left lung disappeared. “We just knew when I walked out of the chapel that day that I was going to be cured,” she said. Was this a divine miracle, and did Mother Mary participate in bringing it about?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Prayer552 views0 answers0 votesIs there any value in the average person purchasing a bottle of holy water through Amazon and using it?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions653 views0 answers0 votesCan Creator comment on the practice of “Baptism?” What exactly happened when John the Baptist baptized Jesus? Was this sacrament/ritual actually “necessary” for Christ to fulfill his divine mission?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions854 views0 answers0 votesIs the story in this post on the Internet of a miraculous power of holy water true? If so, did the faith the author’s great-grandmother had in the efficacy and potency of the holy water she possessed, help play a critical role, if not THE critical role, in effecting the cure for her uncle born with a serious skin condition? https://forums.catholic.com/t/a-real-story-of-miraculous-power-of-holy-water/379977ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions548 views0 answers0 votesDid the holy water itself have additional energetic properties and efficacy that made it an indispensable component for the cure? If somebody had, let’s say, opened and accidentally spilled the water, and replaced it with locally sourced water without telling the owner, would it have made ANY difference in effecting the cure?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions527 views0 answers0 votesAssuming the priest’s level of belief is paramount, does the addition of holy water to the exercise make any genuine difference?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions611 views0 answers0 votesHow much will the owner’s belief quotient and partnership status detract from the power of the blessing conferred? If a priest blesses the car of an atheist husband at his wife’s request, and the husband is never told, what are the likely long-term benefits, if any?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions511 views0 answers0 votesAbout 5 years ago, some time after our Cavalier King Charles spaniel, [name withheld], passed away, my wife dreamed of walking in our den and seeing [name withheld] and our then-living dog, [name withheld], sitting on the couch together. My wife greeted her enthusiastically but after a few moments, her image faded and disappeared. Was this just a wish-fulfillment dream, or was this a dream visitation by our dog’s spirit to put in an appearance?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Non-Local Consciousness465 views0 answers0 votesMy wife just told me that [name withheld] in the dream she had 5 years ago had a longer snout than in real life, and looked just like the new dog, [name withheld], a Cavalier-miniature poodle mix, we got this year who you told us is [name withheld] reincarnated. The coat color and breed look are like a Cavalier, but [name withheld] has the longer poodle snout. Is there any significance in this dream detail?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Non-Local Consciousness487 views0 answers0 votesHow does Creator define “enlightenment” and how is it similar and how does it differ from what various religious traditions, and parables, and histories describe?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Human Potential524 views0 answers0 votesHow would Creator define “nirvana” and how does Creator’s definition differ or uphold traditional understandings of the term?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Human Potential555 views0 answers0 votesA “Bodhisattva” is described as being “a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.” Is a Bodhisattva one who chooses to align their fate with humanity, to the extent that if humanity fails, they too must start over?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Human Potential506 views0 answers0 votesHow frequently is a delayed passing of someone who has reached a severe decline in function for which their passing would be a true blessing, an actual result of deep inner fear keeping them from letting go and transitioning back to the light? What other factors might be involved?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Transition (Crossing Over)670 views0 answers0 votesFor an elderly person who is languishing in a compromised physical state that is not reversible, and perhaps further compromised by some degree of dementia, how frequently would it be possible to encourage them successfully, to transition to the light by doing a channeling of their deep subconscious to address its fears and help them understand there are loving light callers available to take them home whenever they are ready?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Transition (Crossing Over)710 views0 answers0 votesA viewer writes: “Following a daily ‘meditation’ practice described in a book I read, during one of these sessions I believe I received my one and only clear message from the divine. Given the cautions around meditation, I am confused as to whether I should continue this practice and whether it is a ‘beneficial’ form of meditation which could assist with developing intuitive ability to connect with the divine, or are there better or faster ways to achieve this?”ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Divine Caution685 views0 answers0 votes
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