1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (165+ words) St. Anthony may help us find keys or wallets when we lose them, but have you ever prayed to this great saint to help you find healing, wholeness, wellness, or peace? It's the intangibles that matter most, and he's ready…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (207+ words) Is it all right to ask God to give someone a happy death? Early this year, we knew that an older woman in a nursing home would not get any better. Her daughter would bring her to Sunday services. She…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (179+ words) In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the "Ark of the Testament" and the "Repository of Holy Scripture." St. Anthony, Our Teacher In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the "Ark of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (364+ words) How are bishops appointed in the United States? Does this vary from other parts of the world? Are Roman Catholic bishops appointed the same way as Eastern Catholic bishops? The 178 Latin-rite dioceses and archdioceses in the United States are grouped…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (235+ words) I am a 79-year-old Catholic who doesn't believe in the Sacrament of Penance. Holy Communion without Confession I am a 79-year-old Catholic who doesn't believe in the Sacrament of Penance. I notice that most people don't go to Confession these…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) After Herod died, Joseph was told in another dream to go back to the land of Israel. In fact, they went to Nazareth because Joseph was afraid of going to Judea where Archelaus ruled (v. 22). According to Luke, the Holy Family…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (253+ words) Would you say if there is still an amen at the end of the Our Father? At Mass, I realize a prayer has been inserted between the main body of the prayer and when the priest says amen. But when…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (213+ words) What is excommunication and what are the grounds for it? All excommunications are meant to be medicinal. They are a kind of shock therapy intended to make sinners aware of the seriousness of their sin and their spiritual condition and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (477+ words) In our parish a group of us gather before Mass to pray the rosary and the Litany of the Blessed Mother. From where did the Litany of the Blessed Virgin come? And what do the titles "Mirror of Justice," "Seat…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (366+ words) My husband and I have been married for 13 years. He was raised Protestant; I am Catholic. Before we married, we decided that our children would be raised Catholic. We are fulfilling this promise. My husband believes all that Catholics teach....