Church / Priests / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 21, 2023
The citizens of ancient Rome were accustomed to wearing a white towel-like cloth around their necks or over the shoulder. Known as a sudarium, its purpose was to wipe away the perspiration that bothered them, especially in the extreme heat of a Roman summer.
Christian Living / Church / Question & Answer / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 14, 2023 · Last modified November 13, 2023
In Confession, the priest gave me a penance of the Stations of the Cross, which I did. What is the purpose of the penance when I know...
Christian Living / Church Teaching / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 13, 2023
At almost every traffic light, as soon as I stop the car, there is someone at my window wanting money. I give a little cash now and...
Baptism / Church / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 4, 2023 · Last modified September 1, 2023
Question: Exactly what duties do godparents have towards their godchildren nowadays? Answer: Imagine you are a second-century Christian and a pagan friend wants to join you in...
Especially during the summer months, people come to church looking like they are going to the beach and women are baring their shoulders. Isn’t there some kind of official dress code for Mass in the Church?
At Pentecost the Church remembers how the Holy Spirit descended on the assembled apostles and gave them the gift of tongues, so that when they preached immediately afterwards, they could be understood by foreign people
Church / Church Teaching / Mary / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published July 25, 2023 · Last modified July 26, 2023
Do Jesus, Mary and saints really appear to people? My parish priest says he does not believe so. Paragraph 67 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church...
Church Teaching / Question & Answer / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published July 17, 2023 · Last modified July 18, 2023
During a healing service at a parish in a South African diocese, the deacon invited and anointed those present with the sacred oil of the sick. This was distressing because the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Code of Canon Law expressly forbid anyone but a valid priest or bishop from anointing in this way?
Church / Prayer / Question & Answer / Saints / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published June 13, 2023
A friend quotes 1 Timothy 2:5: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ.” Her church honours the saints...
Divorce / Perspectives / Priests / Question & Answer / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published May 9, 2023 · Last modified May 8, 2023
What is the Church’s view with regard to a divorced man who wants to join the priesthood, even if he may have children? I understand that the...
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