Tag: Question Corner
Question Corner: Are Nativity scenes outside churches an accurate representation?
Q: Now that the holidays are here many churches, not just Catholic, have nativity scenes on public display. In most of these, Joseph and...
Question Corner: Is there one single source for all things Catholic?...
Q: Is there an authoritative recommended single source of information on all the many Roman Catholic traditions such as behavior and rituals in church...
Question Corner: Two days of obligation mean two days of Mass...
Q: Since Christmas is on Monday this year, can I go to a Christmas Vigil Mass on Sunday and have it fulfill my Sunday...
Question Corner: Are there rules for Catholics and Christmas trees?
Q: When I was a kid we put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and took it down a day or two after...
Question Corner: Finding emergency baptismal records, and the mystery of Purgatory
Q: My cousin is getting married soon and will need to obtain a copy of her baptismal certificate for inclusion in the pre-nuptial enquiry....
Question Corner: Why disposable plastic cups are inappropriate for Catholic communion
Q: My parish recently returned to communion under the second species. A Eucharistic Minister holds one cup and one cloth and does one wipe...
Question Corner: Why more Paul than Peter in Scripture, and how...
Q: I’m confused as to why, if Peter was our first pope, we have only two of his writings in the New Testament. James,...
Question Corner: What does the church say today about demons?
Q: In watching “The Chosen” I noted a couple of demoniac episodes were included, as are in fact depicted in Scripture. No CGI effects...
Question Corner: Why do we offer prayers for the dead when...
Q: Praying for the dead: where can this be found in the Bible? I don’t want any reference to the Catechism, thanks.
A: As you...
Question Corner: Does it matter where we make our confession?
Q: Our parish priest has decided to forego the confessional and now stands at the foot of the altar and makes us go to...