A reader asks if Elijah and Moses died and were later assumed into heaven like Mary. Monsignor Charles Pope unpacks the Biblical passages referring to the mysterious circumstances in which Elijah was said to have ...
A reader asks why we say in the Nicene Creed that Jesus rose on the third day when he wasn’t in the tomb for three full days. Monsignor Charles Pope answers this question in his ...
Question: A post from a Facebook friend puts forth this position: God has “set” the day and time of our death, so there is no sense in fighting against COVID. God will pull my card ...
As we continue through the pandemic, what norms are priests asked to follow during the Mass? In his latest Pastoral Answers column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that wearing a mask while dispensing a sacrament is ...
This week, Monsignor Charles Pope answers the question: Where do you think Adam is? While there is no formal declaration of Adam and Eve being in heaven, it is surely a well attested tradition on ...
This week, Monsignor Charles Pope answers the question: Why do guardian angels not prevent innocent children from suffering harm, such as abuse or abduction? He writes that while our guardian angels do sometimes remove us ...
A reader asks, “Given the dispensation we are under, do we commit sin if we do not participate in the livestreamed Mass on Sunday?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that since the ...
Monsignor Charles Pope answers a reader’s question about the Glory Be. In explaining the phrase “world without end,” Monsignor Pope explains that the English translation from Latin is a bit misleading. A more literal translation ...
One reader shares the difficulty of understanding a priest with a strong accent. She writes to Monsignor Charles Pope, “Is there some advice you can give as to what I and others should do to ...
A reader asks Monsignor Charles Pope: “In a recent religion lesson in my second-grade classroom, we were talking about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins, and one student raised his hand and said ...
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