What exactly is a Pallium?
The pallium, I believe, is a liturgical vestment worn by the pope and by archbishops who receive it from the...
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Is is OK to go to Lefebvrist Mass?
Is it incongruent, sinful or sacrilegious for post-Vatican II Catholics to attend and receive Holy Communion at the Tridentine Latin...
The Day South Africa got its first Cardinal
Becoming a cardinal can give you a spring in your step, as Owen McCann, archbishop of Cape Town, found when...
How Do We Explain The World’s Evil?
One is horrified by the evil that is terrifying all and sundry these days. How can one explain why the...
Rules for Women in the Sanctuary?
I believe there are norms in place to regulate having women in the sanctuary during liturgical rites. If so, what...
Why is the Church so Tough on Divorce?
The Catholic Church seems to be the only church, if not the only religion, that stubbornly refuses to allow a...
Was the Other Thief Saved?
In Luke 23:39-43 there is the story of the two thieves crucified with Jesus. One asked Jesus to remember him...
What is ‘Justice for All’ in the Church?
The so-called social teaching of the Church confuses me because the Catechism of the Catholic Church is long-winded about it....
Why Couldn’t Priest Hear Confession?
After Mass in a diocese in Britain I requested the celebrant to hear my confession. He replied he couldn’t, because...
