question corner 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner Renewal of vows for non-Catholics/ Rationale re: women priests Father Kenneth DoyleSeptember 29, 20213 min read Can a Catholic priest officiate at the renewal of vows for a non-Catholic couple? CommentarydeaconsFeatureQuestion CornerSports Morality of boxing/Flags in church? Father Kenneth DoyleSeptember 21, 20213 min read Father Doyle fields questions about women deacons and whether the pope kisses hands. Previous 1 … 18 19 20 … 28 Next
