Is Excommunication Forever?
Excommunication does not mean, as seems to be commonly supposed, that offenders are kicked out of the Church. Rather, excommunication means that the offenders are deprived by Church law of certain rights.
Michael Shackleton
How Can I Love and Serve the Lord?
I try to follow Christ and his teachings as a Catholic. At the end of Mass, I am advised to go in peace to love and serve the Lord. I have always been too shy to do such things. How can I do this apart from praying and receiving the sacraments?
Our Knowledge of the Bible
The Bible has never been neglected by the Catholic Church. This is because both the Old Testament and the New have only one core, one point of reference, and that is Jesus Christ.
Who Was Melchizedek?
I attended the ordination of a priest and heard Genesis 14:18-20 quoted wherein Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High, blessed Abram. Who was this Old Testament man and how can he be associated with Christ and the priesthood today?
Did Mary Actually Die?
The celebration of Mary’s Assumption Into Heaven is coming soon. This celebration goes way back into the earliest times of ...
Ok, What’s an Indulgence? Why are People Opposed to Them?
Martin Luther’s break with Rome in 1517 was due to the scandalous abuses of the granting of indulgences, and since...
To Beat the Devil
Pope Paul VI suspended the priest’s tonsure. Did he suspend the exorcism practices as well? If so, why then does...
Stigmata: Sign from God or Skin Condition?
Is the phenomenon of stigmata an indication of God’s grace or the medical condition of eczema? Some believe it indicates...
Why does God Bless Some but Not Others?
Does God favour some and not others – like Cain and Abel? Why do some people have a happy life,...
