#423 Why are cardinals invited to the Synod of Bishops?
Ever wonder why the Church has bishops and cardinals? Why are the cardinals invited to the Synod of Bishops? Can a priest become a Cardinal…
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Discerning Paradox: Why We Should Care About the Synod
Let’s be honest: Christianity is built on seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes. God becomes human. Jesus is both God and man. Death brings life. And we’re all…
#310-What’s the difference between a Cardinal and a Bishop?
#310-What’s the difference between a Cardinal and a Bishop? Â Enter our 4th annual “Show Us Your Ash” challenge at bustedhalo.com. Blessings for Lent 2012! 2-21-12.
#267 – What is Apostolic Succession?
What is Apostolic Succession? Do we really have accurate records going back to the apostles? Stephanie is the intern du jour. Please give to our…
How does the bishop of a diocese go about verifying a Marian apparition?
As the joke goes: Very carefully. According to the norms established in 1978 by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the local…
What are the steps to convert to Catholicism from Anglicanism and how long does the process take?
The Episcopal Church belongs to the Anglican Communion, a world-wide family of Churches. The Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church both follow the Bible and…
100 words (give or take) on… Bishops
A bishop is a priest who receives “the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders” (CCC, 1557) and is the visible head of a particular…
What does it mean to say that the pope is infallible?
The idea of the infallibility of the pope was defined at the first Vatican Council in 1869. The Council was trying to describe the teaching…
I’d like to know who chooses which creed that will be said in liturgy?
Thank you for your question about the Creed. Basically the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed came into being around the same time though the…
Several people in my department are currently reading the DaVinci Code. So there’s all this talk about Opus Dei around here. Of course as one of two catholics in the department I have been getting some questions. What exactly is Opus Dei?
Opus Dei is what is known as a “personal prelature” of the Pope. This means that unlike a diocese or a parish, Opus Dei has…
