Father Kenneth Doyle

Father Kenneth Doyle writes Question Corner for Catholic News Service. Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Albany, New York 12203.

Disruptions in church/Disposition of altar relics

October 19, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle clarifies his answer to a question of disruptions at Mass and also fields a questions on altar relics.

Prayer to St. Michael/Age of confirmation

October 11, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions on the use of the Prayer of St. Michael and the age for confirmation.

Renewal of vows for non-Catholics/ Rationale re: women priests

September 29, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Can a Catholic priest officiate at the renewal of vows for a non-Catholic couple?

Morality of boxing/Flags in church?

September 21, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, deacons, Feature, Question Corner, Sports

Father Doyle fields questions about women deacons and whether the pope kisses hands.

Women deacons?/Pope kissing hand

September 14, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, deacons, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about women deacons and whether the pope kisses hands.

Can ashes be commingled?/Can prayer change God’s mind?

September 7, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about commingling ashes and whether prayer can change God’s mind.

What about purgatory?/Do priests forget confessions?

August 19, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about purgatory and whether priests forget what is said in the confessional.

Divorce and the Eucharist/Long-haired priest

August 10, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields a question about divorce and the Eucharist. He also answers a question about long-haired priests.

Religious items and later use/Cremation ashes as fertilizer?

July 21, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields a question about reusing religious items and another about using cremation remains for fertilizer.

Adam, Eve and evolution/Reading murder mysteries

July 13, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields a question about Adam, Eve and evolution, and another on reading mystery novels.

Pray for Satan?/Mass vessels and vestments

June 24, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about praying for Satan and Mass vessels and vestments.

Sensitive to incense/Words of consecration

June 3, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about the use of incense and the words of consecration.