Can a Priest Confess a Confession?
Question: Can a priest in a confession that he makes refer to a confession he has heard, if that confession caused him to sin or have sinful...
Question: Can a priest in a confession that he makes refer to a confession he has heard, if that confession caused him to sin or have sinful...
QUESTION: In the Apostles’ Creed we say that Christ “descended into hell” before rising on the third day. How could the Son of God possibly descend to...
Bible / Church / Jesus / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published May 10, 2022 · Last modified May 9, 2022
Question: Jesus “did not do many miracles there [Nazareth] because of their lack of faith” (Matthew 13:58). This is perplexing. Surely Jesus’ miracles would lead people to...
Easter / Good Friday / Perspectives / Question & Answer / Shackleton / The Cross
by Michael Shackleton · Published April 12, 2022 · Last modified April 11, 2022
On Good Friday our priest came into church singing: This is the wood of the cross. Come let us worship. How do I worship wood? Please explain....
Bible / Church / Church Teaching / Question & Answer
by Michael Shackleton · Published December 11, 2021 · Last modified December 10, 2021
Michael Shackleton – Contrary to some Protestants’ objections, the Bible has never been neglected by the Catholic Church. This is because both the Old Testament and the...
Church / Question & Answer / Sacramentals / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 19, 2021
Question: What is the difference between sacraments and sacramentals? Answer: The seven sacraments of the Church are liturgical celebrations. They are visible signs and instruments instituted by...
Christian Living / Church / Devil / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published October 31, 2021 · Last modified October 30, 2021
Question: My issue is twofold: Do we need Satan to tempt us when we can create evil all by ourselves? And if angels have superior and immediate...
Church / Church History / Death / Perspectives / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published October 17, 2021
What is the Church’s modern view of cremating the dead, since in the past cremation was considered a pagan practice? Is cremation for the laity only?
We Catholics can so easily forget that we are a more tightly knit community than we think. The Church asks us to be particularly mindful of this when a loved one dies.
Confession / Forgiveness / Perspectives / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 28, 2021 · Last modified September 27, 2021
Question: I cannot answer Catholics and others when they tell me they are forgiven for sin when they ask Jesus directly, for example, in the Lord’s Prayer....
Baptism / Perspectives / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 27, 2021
Many years ago when my first child was born, I was told by my parish priest that I would commit a mortal sin if I did not...
Church / Church Teaching / Eucharist / Perspectives / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 23, 2021
Question: At a funeral service, the celebrant stated that practising Catholics could receive Communion, but non-practising Catholics could not. He also said that practising non-Catholics could receive....
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