Father Doyle fields questions about why St. Michael the Archangel is a saint and whether a Catholic can be involved in scattering the ashes of a non-Catholic loved one who requests it.

The next time someone asks you to pray for something or someone specifically, it is because that suggestion is significant to him or her. Let’s really hear the petition … pray it … and mean it.                   

Our 8-year-old wants a dog. He’d probably settle for a cat, but he really wants a dog.

We’ve had a mixture of rain and sun this week, and one night I slipped out of the house to run to the store for strawberries.

Ideas have consequences, and for decades some very bad ideas have given aid and comfort to predators inside and outside the church.

In the evangelical context, therefore, true accompaniment goes beyond fellowship. It has to do with offering the bread of life.

Then I thought of something. It was the feast of St. Ignatius. When you can do nothing else, you can pray.

Yesterday was my birthday! Birthdays are the best.

Father Doyle fields questions on how old Jesus was when he died and whether Catholics should attend civil wedding ceremonies.

The Knights of Columbus will acknowledge an important part of their roots Aug. 7-9, when the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization holds its 136th annual Supreme Convention in Baltimore.