A reader asks: “I’ve been reading about apparitions where Our Lady revealed to the children in Fátima and to Sister Mariana in Quito, Ecuador, that some souls spend the rest of time in purgatory, some ...
A reader asks: “Does the Church allow for transgender surgery in the case of a baby born with both male and female organs (hermaphrodite) or in the case of a botched circumcision?” In his latest ...
A reader asks: “On the feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Gospel is the genealogy of Jesus on Joseph’s side. It says Jesse was an ancestor of ‘Joseph, the husband ...
A reader asks: “My parish has its tabernacle not in the center but just behind the ambo. I was told that during holy Mass, the altar at the center of the sanctuary should be the ...
A reader asks: “I have trouble with the Gospel verse that states, ‘no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.’ Is this stating that Jesus ...
A reader asks: “Why do the Catholic Church and Catholic Bibles fail to use uppercase pronouns when referring to the persons of the Trinity? Does not the Lord’s Prayer say, ‘hallowed be Thy name?’” Monsignor ...
A reader ask, “ I’m wondering if you can help me with an explanation of the word ‘again’ in The Apostles Creed: ‘… he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from ...
A reader asks: “How does a priest become an exorcist? Can he volunteer, or is the selection process personally handled by their bishop?” Monsignor Charles Pope answers:, “If a priest is appointed exorcist, the initiative ...
A reader describes a family situation where he doesn’t know if he should or should not attend a wedding where a fallen-away Catholic is getting married outside of the Church. He asks: “I understand the ...
A reader asks: “St. Paul was an evangelist after his conversion, but was he a priest able to celebrate the sacraments?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope answers, “St. Paul certainly speaks of himself ...
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ICYMI: As the 60th anniversary of the opening of the #VaticanII approaches, Fr. Patrick Briscoe explores Pope St. John XXIII’s goals for calling the council & the misconceptions that have persisted over the past 6 decades.
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Through study and prayer, it's not too late to get Vatican II right
As the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council approaches, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of ...
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ICYMI: Dr. Greg Popcak explores the problem with trying to adapt practices of monastic living to family life. "The basic framework of monastic holiness is familial. It came from us”
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Here's why monastic living doesn't translate well to family life
Dr. Greg Popcak explores the problem with trying to adapt practices of monastic living to family life: “While ...
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