Can Widowed Deacons Remarry?
I know a woman married to a deacon. Sadly, she is in poor health and worries that if she dies,...
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Priests Who Sin
Please explain the use of the confessional for clergy who have sexual or love affairs but continue to celebrate Mass...
How is the Pontiff Supreme?
The pope and the world’s bishops together make up one college of authority in the Church, known as the magisterium....
Is the Trinity Three Distinct Persons in One?
When we speak of God the Father and his Son born, begotten and so on, we imply that the Father...
Baptism and the Trinity
When was the formula in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit first used in the rite of...
The Holy Trinity Explained
The Trinity is a mystery. I tell this to my confirmation class, and try to explain it. What alarms me...
Is There Evidence for Christ’s Peace?
As someone who feels depressed, can you give me hope? Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I...
How Can God Be Tempted?
Psalm 95 is often recited as the responsorial psalm during the liturgy. One verse refers to the way the Israelites...
Burning Confessions? What’s That?
A priest asked us to put our sins in writing on paper when we went to confession. We got absolution,...
