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January 5th, 2010
Funny you should ask. I’ve been thinking of formally offering my services as a Chaplain to the Philly Police department now that I’m ...
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December 30th, 2009
This was the gathering of all the world’s Catholic bishops in the early 1960’s to renew the Catholic Church. It was called by ...
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December 29th, 2009
Is it a sin to treat my dog like a child? He's a good dog and I pamper him a bit, but people seem to ...
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December 28th, 2009
Mary, Help of Christians is one of the numerous names by which Catholics have come to know and love Mary. It refers specifically to the aid that Mary gives as intercessor, meaning one who prays with ...
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December 24th, 2009
Catholics differ from some Christian Churches which accept the Scripture as the only source of God's revelation. Catholics have a strong belief in the truth of Scripture, but we also believe in tradition as a ...
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December 23rd, 2009
There are many prayers to St. Joseph referring to him as "the dispenser of the treasures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" but I've been unable to trace the origins of this phrase.
Devotion to the ...
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December 18th, 2009
An interesting question that has more to do with art than religion!
The answer is that it really depends on the artist who made the crucifix. Take a look at a number of different crucifixes...
Some have ...
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December 17th, 2009
Why do women no longer have to have their head covered while at mass? And why do some still do it?...
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December 16th, 2009
Yes. A cross is simply the "t-shaped" instrument that was used for crucifixion which now, bears more of a symbol of triumph ...
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December 14th, 2009
The answer to this lies in the Jewish marriage customs of the time. During this period, there were two distinct parts to the marriage process. The first was betrothal, which was a binding exchange of consent made ...
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December 11th, 2009
What about the other Gospels that aren't in our canon of scripture?
Why are they not considered valid?
Ultimately, it was the bishops - the leaders of the Church - who made
the final decision but this decision ...
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December 10th, 2009
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrates an appearance of the Virgin Mary at Tepayac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. For evidence we have both a story and a painting.
The story tells of ...
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December 9th, 2009
Images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints usually painted in a gesture of blessing meant as an aid to prayer and meditation, directing ...
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December 8th, 2009
Did Mary Have Labor Pains?
There’s lots of debate around this one. ...
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December 7th, 2009
Question: Why does Mary visit her cousin Elizabeth? It doesn't make sense to me for a pregnant woman to take such a long journey....
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December 7th, 2009
Over the centuries, there have been thousands of reported Marian apparitions. Very few have been officially approved by the Church. Even those that are approved (including Guadalupe and Lourdes) are considered “private revelation.” In other ...
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December 4th, 2009
How does a book get to be in the Canon of Scripture? Who decides?
Well, if you're looking to get a book into the Bible, you're too late!
The Canon of the Bible was closed in the ...
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December 3rd, 2009
I teach religion in a secular college and have been asked to teach a course on Catholicism. I'm obviously somewhat limited here so ...
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December 2nd, 2009
The tabernacle is the chamber where leftover Eucharist is reserved for the sick or dying or to be used at a later mass. ...
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December 1st, 2009
The letters refer to the different "orders" that the priest or sister belong to. For example:
Fr James Martin, S.J. : S.J. stands for Society of Jesus which is the formal name for the Jesuits. So ...
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