Where Did the Feast of the Seven Fishes Come From?
The custom of eating fish for Christmas is more a practice in certain ethnic communities rather than a mandate by the Catholic Church. The roots…
The custom of eating fish for Christmas is more a practice in certain ethnic communities rather than a mandate by the Catholic Church. The roots…
Question: Â I was in Africa and saw a bunch of priests and parishioners dancing and the offertory procession went on for a much longer time.…
Why do women no longer have to have their head covered while at mass? Â And why do some still do it? There has long been…
I teach religion in a secular college and have been asked to teach a course on Catholicism. Â I’m obviously somewhat limited here so what should…
Christianity emerged from Judaism, which itself rejected figurative religious art as being too much like idol worship (see Ex 20:3). But once Christianity became the…
Question: Â I am an African-American, and I was wondering whether it matters what race you are in order to be Catholic. Do you have to…
While your self-sufficiency and resourcefulness are admirable, starting your own porn site is problematic, even with limits. Before your body was yours, it was God’s…
Question: Can you tell me a bit about “Santa Ria”? Â What are its origins and does it have anything to do with the Catholic church?…
In the most idealistic sense, a reporter investigates and writes stories that are in the public interest. But what is that interest, really? Does it…