What is the Catholic teaching on the presence of ghosts or spirits?
Editor’s Note: This is one of the winning questions asked by our readers during Busted Halo Summer School. Q: Scientists are constantly trying to “prove”…
read moreCan I Marry in the Church Building if I am Pregnant?
Question: I was 18 when I married my first husband. The local priest would not let us have the ceremony in the church because I…
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On a Hero’s Journey: Where Christianity and Nerd Culture Collide
Growing up, it wasn’t easy for me to fit in. I was always “weird.” (I still am.) I liked what I liked regardless of whether…
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How Saint Anthony Helped Me Find My Way to the Saints
I’ve been consistently losing things since the birth of my first child—I’ve never lost her, but my mother-in-law once did at JCPenny. Another story for…
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Why I’m Staying Catholic in the Face of the Clergy Abuse Scandal
As the director of campus ministry in a Catholic high school, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the clergy abuse scandal. Most all of…
read moreHow much does the Bible say I should donate to my church?
The Old Testament contains a vast amount of material about giving a portion of one’s harvest, properties, or ownings back to God. Many commandments in…
read moreDo Animals Have Rights?
Q: Don’t animals have rights? Why doesn’t the church consider that animals have a soul? Shouldn’t we all be vegetarians? It depends what you mean…
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