Tag: Question Corner

Q: Did Pope Benedict XVI validly resign even though he did not renounce the munus? (Scottsville, Va.) A: As many of us will recall, on...

Q: My older sister told me that after age 80, you are relieved of the duty to attend Sunday Mass. I didn't believe her...

Q: Now that we are in Lent, most Catholics I know are doing "fish on Fridays" to conform to the fasting and abstinence requirement....

Q: Where exactly in the Catechism of the Catholic Church does it say we can receive Communion by intinction? Our parish has started doing...

Q: My son is dating a Protestant girl. If my son married outside of the Catholic Church, is he not permitted to take the...

Q: In the past few weeks, due to extreme weather, I've missed Mass a couple of times. My parish has a Facebook channel, so...

Q: Can there be situations where a Catholic can date another person who has been divorced but has not yet received a declaration of...

Q: Our daughter has totally given up going to church because of the relentless use of incense at each Mass. It doesn't bother me...

Q: I always thought the end of the Christmas season came with Epiphany and the arrival of the Magi. A priest recently said the...

Q: What is the church currently teaching about the Real Presence in other denominations? I thought that at one time we recognized both the...