Is it not our duty to point out when a friend is committing a sin? Otherwise, if we don’t try to save the soul of a sinner, then we too can be found guilty.

We do sin, and we do die; but Jesus, by his own suffering and death, offers us the path to ultimate happiness.

Q. I am an 88-year-old Korean War veteran with a question that is not earth-shattering but one that bothers me almost every day. I talk and pray to God, to Jesus and to the Blessed Virgin Mary out loud — every morning and at night before I go to bed. But there are also times when I pray silently — just in my head — especially if I wake up during the night. So what I need to know is whether those prayers — the silent ones — are heard.

When grandchildren who have been living together for years without being married come to visit, do I put them in separate bedrooms? People laugh at me for this, but I have a real problem: Is living together no longer a sin? (Sorry — I can’t move on from my upbringing.) (City and state withheld)

Why do some religions say that the Sabbath day is Saturday while others — including Catholics — say it’s on Sunday?

Father Doyle fields a question about the marriage of Mary and Joseph. He also discusses attending same-sex weddings.

Father Doyle fields questions about dementia and the Eucharist, and the Nativity fast.

Father Doyle fields questions on the COVID-19 vaccine and celibacy and marriage.

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

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