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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: During Covid, the Bishop annointed my neice by means of a Q-tip. Valid? Yes. The Congregation for Divine Worship in a response to the USCCB saying that it is valid. HERE “The use by the minister … Read More
ASK FATHER: What’s your preferred English translation of the Bible?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What’s your preferred English translation of the Bible? Or do you like different versions for different purposes? No one translation does it all. Every time you translate something you lose something. You have to make a … Read More
Would a marriage impediment apply in this case
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was recently in a discussion with other Catholics about the following scenario, and we weren’t able to come to an agreement, or find an answer online: would it be possible for a man and a … Read More
ASK FATHER: Cut off from my beloved SSPX chapel, suffering.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently read your “In Illo Tempore: 8th Sunday after Pentecost” commentary on One Peter Five. I ask your opinion on this, given your remarks on suffering. What would you say to someone who is suffering, … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My 2nd cousin who was raised catholic and is now a lutheran (along with his wife) are having a child in a few months. They have asked me to be a godparent of the child. As … Read More
ASK FATHER: Lay people, SSPX and excommunication
I have several of these in my mail box, similar situations. From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am a lay person who attends a diocesan Latin Mass with my family. On occasion, we attend SSPX Masses or devotions out of necessity … Read More
ASK FATHER: Female heads of dicasteries
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, Thank you ALWAYS for your vocation and your continued guidance of so many souls. I am deeply grateful! I am trying to wrap my head around the recent installment of two women (one lay and … Read More
ASK FATHER: Frequency of confession and confession of venial sins
From a reader… QUAERITUR: During confession recently the priest told me I don’t have to confess venial sins, because receiving the Eucharist takes them away. He also said I don’t have to go to confession more than once a month … Read More
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ASK FATHER: If God love us infinitely why does He not speak to us directly?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: At another Catholic site I saw this question and I was wondering how you would answer it. How can it be said that God loves us infinitely when He never speaks to us directly or shows … Read More
ASK FATHER: Priest says the consecration of the chalice over the host
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I cannot believe what happened at the Jubilee Mass to commemorate the consecration of our cathedral this morning [Link to video] Watch from just before the 37 minute mark, where the Consecration starts. I didn’t present … Read More
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