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Are Schismatics Always Excommunicated?

By Southern Cross / September 9, 2025

Question: What is the difference between schism and excommunication? Is a schismatic automatically excommunicated? Answer: A schism refers to a […]

By Southern Cross / September 2, 2025

Question: I have celiac disease and therefore am unable to consume gluten. As a result, I am not able to

By Southern Cross / August 26, 2025

Question: How long before Mass are we required to fast? Some say it’s an hour, and others say half an

Question: The shortest sentence in the bible, “Jesus Wept.” -John 11:35, shows, I think, how much Christ loved Lazarus and

Question: Recently, I discovered a relic of St John Bosco, apparently a piece of bone within a reliquary, for sale

Question: Why was something so amazing like the resurrection of Christ not enough to convert all the people of Jerusalem

Question: Many Christians seem to take a light-hearted approach to the existence of heaven. I meet some people who shrug

Question: Before the recent installation of the new archbishop of Johannesburg, I was told the correct form of his name

Question: It has been my understanding that when Canon Law introduced the Saturday evening Mass in the 70s, this was