When Are Our Sins Forgiven?
Question: I cannot answer Catholics and others when they tell me they are forgiven for sin when they ask Jesus...
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Why We Baptise Infants
Many years ago when my first child was born, I was told by my parish priest that I would commit...
Communion: Who May Come Up?
Question: At a funeral service, the celebrant stated that practising Catholics could receive Communion, but non-practising Catholics could not. He...
Why the title Mary, Queen of Angels?
Question: What is the biblical basis for our claim that Mary is Queen of Angels? Answer: The title Queen of...
Are Anglican Confirmations Valid?
A Catholic boy I know was confirmed in an Anglican church. Was this a valid confirmation? Didn’t Pope Leo XIII...
Communion for the Divorced?
There seems to be a lot of confusion and opinion about whether a divorced person may receive Communion or not....
When are Ordinations Invalid?
When is a person’s ordination by a bishop to the priesthood invalid? Does the intention of the one who asks...
How Long is too long for Prayers of the Faithful?
In our parish, the Sunday prayers of the faithful seem to go on forever. Sometimes there are as many as...
Alcoholic Annulment?
Question: Can a marriage between two baptised Christians be annulled if one spouse is an alcoholic? Answer: Because all sacramental...
