Question Corner

What if Eucharist is stolen?/ Still mortal sin to miss Mass?

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

Father Doyle fields questions about what happens if the Eucharist is stolen and whether it is still a mortal sin to miss Ma

Were the apostles baptized?/ What should a homily be about?

March 25, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about whether the apostles baptized and what homilies should be about.

Donating bodily remains/ Prayer when entering church

March 16, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about donating your body to science and what prayers could be said when entering church.

Burial in non-Catholic cemetery/ Anxious as death draws near

March 4, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about burial in non-Catholic cemetery and knowing God’s love as death draws near.

Reason for celibacy/ Blessing for non-sacramental marriage?

February 25, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about reason for celibacy in the priesthood and a blessing for non-sacramental marriages.

Wording of Nicene Creed/ Conflicted about cremation

February 15, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about language in the Nicene Creed and the Catholic position on cremation.

Does Holy Name Society still exist?/ Praying for all the dead

January 26, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about the Holy Name Society and praying for the dead.

Christ ‘descended into hell’/ Holy Family: Egypt or Nazareth?

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

Father Doyle fields questions about Christ’s ‘descent into hell’ and the Flight into Egypt.

Homilies distributed/ Mass for a non-Catholic

January 6, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about providing written homilies and offering Masses for deceased non-Catholics.

How to ‘bless the Lord’?/ Sacrifice as substitute for Friday abstinence

December 16, 2020
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions on how to ‘bless the Lord’ and sacrifice as a substitute for Friday abstinence.

Is ‘purgatory’ in Bible?/ Kneel, sit or stand?

December 7, 2020
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about purgatory and standing, sitting and kneeling at Mass.

Pray for president-elect?/ Distracted in prayer

November 19, 2020
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about praying for President-elect Biden and being distracted in prayer.