question corner CommentaryQuestion Corner Duty of fraternal correction/ Why did Jesus say ‘tell no one’? Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 25, 20223 min read 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. CommentaryFeatureQuestion Corner Does Jesus free us from sin and death?/ Donating gambling winnings Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 18, 20223 min read We do sin, and we do die; but Jesus, by his own suffering and death, offers us the path to ultimate happiness. CommentaryQuestion Corner Are silent prayers heard by God?/ Shouldn’t we ‘fast before a feast’? Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 3, 20223 min read 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner Hosting unmarried couple/ Call no man ‘father’ Father Kenneth DoyleDecember 17, 20213 min read 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) CommentaryQuestion Corner The Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday?/ Catholic view of ‘the rapture’ Father Kenneth DoyleNovember 29, 20213 min read Why do some religions say that the Sabbath day is Saturday while others — including Catholics — say it’s on Sunday? CommentaryQuestion Corner Marriage of Mary and Joseph/Is it okay to attend a same-sex wedding? Father Kenneth DoyleNovember 24, 20213 min read Father Doyle fields a question about the marriage of Mary and Joseph. He also discusses attending same-sex weddings. ChristmasCommentaryQuestion Corner Dementia and the Eucharist/What is the nativity fast? Father Kenneth DoyleNovember 17, 20213 min read Father Doyle fields questions about dementia and the Eucharist, and the Nativity fast. CommentaryCoronavirusQuestion Corner COVID-19 vaccine and parents’ role/Marriage and celibacy Father Kenneth DoyleNovember 9, 20214 min read Father Doyle fields questions on the COVID-19 vaccine and celibacy and marriage. CommentaryDivine WorshipFeatureQuestion Corner Disruptions in church/Disposition of altar relics Father Kenneth DoyleOctober 19, 20213 min read Father Doyle clarifies his answer to a question of disruptions at Mass and also fields a questions on altar relics. CommentaryDivine WorshipFeatureQuestion Corner Prayer to St. Michael/Age of confirmation Father Kenneth DoyleOctober 11, 20213 min read Father Doyle fields questions on the use of the Prayer of St. Michael and the age for confirmation. Previous 1 … 15 16 17 … 25 Next
