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| Subject | Date Asked |
| 54-Rosary Novena | 2/6/2012 |
| Q: I'm interesting in doing the 54 rosary novena. Do I write my partition and place on alter and start ... A: This little-known devotion, of is of relatively recent vintage, associated supposedly with an ... | |
| Catholic Marriage | 1/28/2012 |
| Q: I have a question regarding a Roman Catholic wedding. I am a Catholic however my fiance is not (he ... A: In the normal case (unless a dispensation for good cause could be obtained, and the non-Catholic ... | |
| Catholic Women in the 1800s | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: Good day, Father Michael! This is a multi-part question. I hope that's okay. I am writing a ... A: 1) Males, not necessarily boys, the one exception being nuns' choirs, where obviously there cannot ... | |
| Census at Jesus' Time | 12/7/2011 |
| Q: I recently heard that the census at Jesus' birth didn't take place. I tend to believe the bible and ... A: There are a number of references to censuses in Augustus' time in the classical historians, such as ... | |
| Manger Scene | 11/24/2011 |
| Q: This time of year many people place the manger scene in their front lawns. Usually Mary, Joseph, ... A: That is an interesting point of detail and points out how we get different perspectives from each of ... | |
| Differences between Traditional Catholicism and the New Order Sect | 11/14/2011 |
| Q: What are the basic differences between Traditional Catholicism and Modern Catholicism? A: Traditional Catholicism is what Catholicism has always been, based upon Sacred Scripture and Sacred ... | |
| Modern Popes | 10/29/2011 |
| Q: Michael, I am a traditional, confessional Lutheran. So, I realize we have many differences of great ... A: Your first six sentences are exactly right and form the basis of Catholicism, which now has to be ... | |
| Confession | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: Father... peace... i am a seminarian, and i have committed a sin of impurity with myself... while ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that are beyond the scope of this ... | |
| Not the "Roman Catholic Church" | 10/21/2011 |
| Q: For 35 years I was a very loyal Roman Catholic. I was even an extra-ordinary minister of the ... A: The problem is that what you are describing as the "Roman Catholic Church" is not that. It is the ... | |
| Salvation | 10/8/2011 |
| Q: 1. Are non-Catholics or non-Christians not going be saved just because they were born non-Catholics ... A: For these questions that are more complex than admit of a brief answer, we would refer you to the ... | |
| Coronation of a King | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: i was wondering what the pontifical entalied for the coranation of a Catholic monarch. what were the ... A: The rite from the traditonal Latin Pontifical includes the following major parts: 1) an address by ... | |
| Saturday "Mass" | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: Is it a sin for a Catholic to attend Saturday late afternoon mass so that he can play golf on Sunday ... A: The "Saturday Mass" to which you are referring is not a Catholic Mass, but one of those unCatholic ... | |
| Not a Catholic Church | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: At our Catholic Church in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, we have 3-4 priests. During the Holy Mass, ... A: What you are describing is neither a "Catholic Church" nor a "Holy Mass," but the unCatholic and ... | |
| Confession | 9/30/2011 |
| Q: I was raised "catholic", although my parents were not a church going family. I thought that if you ... A: You certainly cannot have been raised Catholic if you had such a "thought." Absolution is by its ... | |
| Catholic Bible Versions | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: Ave Maria! Which Bible translation should Catholics read? A: MODERN "CATHOLIC" TRANSLATIONS, SUCH AS THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE AND PARTICULARLY THE NEW AMERICAN ... | |
| Changing Religion to Marry | 9/10/2011 |
| Q: halo fr.I'm a catholic from Tanzania,East Africa.I have a girlfriend who is a Jehovah witness.I need ... A: Of course not. To do so would be to embrace a false religion and make you a heretic contemplating ... | |
| Idol Worship | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: As the subject says i wanted to ask some things bout idol worship. We Catholics use idols and ... A: If you are worshipping idols, you are not a Catholic, but a pagan. When the Jews of the Old ... | |
| Mortal and Venial Sin | 8/31/2011 |
| Q: I recently told a friend of mine that missing mass was a mortal sin. She then asked me, who decides ... A: The severity of a sin may be based on its intrinsic gravity. For example, sacrilege is by nature ... | |
| Blessings and Charges | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: My cousin recently went to a priest and asked him to bless a medal for his niece who is in the ... A: This "priest" committed the grave sin of simony, which is outright charging for a sacramental ... | |
| Eternal Sin | 8/14/2011 |
| Q: Father I have been thinking a lot lately about the passages in Matthew and mark that talk about ... A: The Fathers of the Church tell us that the Unforgiveable Sin against the Holy Ghost is persistent ... | |
| Marriage Witness | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: My son married in the catholic church some time ago and has since divorced. He has never attempted ... A: By attempting a bigamous marriage, your son is publicly excommunicating himself by his action. It ... | |
| Divorce and Living with It | 8/6/2011 |
| Q: I am a Catholic however a failed one as I am divorced. I attend mass every week but do not receive ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature, on which you would most appropriately ... | |
| Satanic Music | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: You must be aware that it's all over the net bout certain bands and songs being satanic. How can one ... A: If you stay with classical music and avoid entirely trash "music" such as rock, you won't have a ... | |
| Traditional Catholic Sites | 7/20/2011 |
| Q: I feel the need to convert to and join the Traditional Roman Catholic Church but am unable to locate ... A: You don't want to use "parishes," which are of necessity part of the New Order sect. These use ... | |
| Charismaticism | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: Fr Michael, would you say that the charismatic movement is an abomination and could you in short ... A: Charismaticism is a particularly virulent modern-day mania infecting the Church of the New ... | |
| Keeping the Lord's Day Holy | 7/11/2011 |
| Q: can u pls tell me what comes under keeping the Lord's day holy? does it mean we do no work or buy ... A: The precept to keep the Lord's Day holy means first of all devoting some part of the day to ... | |
| Roman Rite | 7/4/2011 |
| Q: Ave Maria! There are different Catholic rite. There is no special rite for some of the Africans so ... A: The Roman Rite, and of course we are here speaking of the Traditional Roman Rite before 1950, is the ... | |
| Novus Ordo Pro Life Group | 7/2/2011 |
| Q: i have recently left the novus ordo however, my former parish holds a pro life prayer vigil where ... A: The general principle is to consider the Novus Ordo sect as a Protestant group. If it were a ... | |
| Kingdom of Heaven | 6/23/2011 |
| Q: I was reading about St. John of the Ladder and came across this scripture in Matt 11:12 which says ... A: This is a disputed passage, and even a perusal of the original Greek and the Latin Vulgate does not ... | |
| Homily or Sermon? | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: what's the difference between a sermon and a homily? A: "Sermon" is the traditional term for a set instruction on Scripture, some point of Catholic ... | |
| The Meaning of Peace | 6/8/2011 |
| Q: This question is about the meaning of the word "peace," as used in the verse, "Peace, I leave with ... A: This is a good example of a common misconception occasioned by reading the Scriptures in translation ... | |
| Marriage Contract | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: A lady friend that was raised catholic was married to a very abusive man verbally and physically and ... A: Marriage is a contract between a man and a woman for life: "for better or worse, in sickness and in ... | |
| Baptism | 5/29/2011 |
| Q: What do you say to someone who says you don't need baptism afterall, the thief on the cross didn't ... A: You say to that someone that he doesn't understand either Scripture or the dogmata of the Catholic ... | |
| Finding a Truly Catholic Site | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, I am a 17 year old teenage girl and I still live with my parents. It is very difficult ... A: Whether they, or you, known it or not, your parents have actually done you a favor. They seem to be ... | |
| Religious Vows | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: i kindly wanted to ask, if one has joined a religious order for becoming a lay brother and gone ... A: If the order was traditional when he entered and changed to the New Order sect afterwards, he no ... | |
| Religious Vows | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: i kindly wanted to ask, if one has joined a religious order for becoming a lay brother and gone ... A: As a traditional Catholic, my answer would be that you have made vows to a non-Catholic, heretical, ... | |
| Divorce | 5/16/2011 |
| Q: I am paul writing from the island of malta in the middle of the mediterranean. This month in Malta ... A: I'm surprised that you don't know the answer to this question, as it is a basic moral teaching of ... | |
| Unity | 4/30/2011 |
| Q: Why is it so important for catholics to have unity in theology but not in liturgy? If you can accept ... A: In traditional Catholicism, there is unity in liturgy, that is, in the Traditional Latin Mass of the ... | |
| Free Will | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: Another catholic told me that free will ends with death. After death does one retain free will or ... A: First of all, that "catechism" that you are quoting is for the New Order, not the traditional Roman ... | |
| Latin in the Mass | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: I have a few questions about the purpose of latin in the Roman Catholic Mass. I know that for ... A: Latin is still, and ever will be, the language of the true Mass. The idea that sacred services ... | |
| Transubstantation | 4/6/2011 |
| Q: Could you please answer, why it is, that Catholicism teaches the wine and bread are actual blood and ... A: Catholics believe that their Holy Communion, the Blessed Eucharist, is the actual Flesh and Blood of ... | |
| Novus Ordo Service Not the Mass | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: When did all the talking in church begin and the clapping after Mass? I find this very ... A: It sounds as if what you are describing is not a valid Catholic Mass, but one of those New Order ... | |
| Reclaiming Virginity | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, I am young and not a virgin any long. I am not married. Which goes against what I ... A: You have learned a very important moral lesson: sin has its consequences and can never be taken ... | |
| "Gay" Play | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I am a trad Student in a non catholic high school. anyway i take Drama and we are holding a play ... A: Because your description is incomplete, I have to make certain assumptions. First of all, when you ... | |
| Keeping Holy the Lord's Day Holy | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: My husband and I like to garden as a hobby. We donate extra food to the needy. We try not to buy on ... A: What you are describing does not seem like a grave violation of the Third Commandment, including the ... | |
| Suicide | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: Good afternoon, Father. I have a question regarding suicide and a catholic mass/burial. If a ... A: God judges the <i>interior</i> conscience for the individual's eternal judgment, but man, given the ... | |
| Imposition of Ashes | 3/11/2011 |
| Q: What is the significance of putting ashes on the middle of the scalp/hair (how the Pope received his ... A: As prescribed in the traditional rubric books going back centuries, the ashes are received on the ... | |
| Catholicism and the Atonement as it Applies to the Individual | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I believe that Christ's death on the cross paid the penalty for my own sins, including those which I ... A: I think that you have confused the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist and the Sacrament of Penance. This ... | |
| Just War | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: I have read your comment on 'Just War' and I have read some of Aquinas and Augustine. I am a ... A: The principle is simple: one may not kill a human being DIRECTLY. But is permissible to perform a ... | |
| Annulment | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: I've gotten an annulment from my first marriage which lasted 22 yrs. Does the church allow you get a ... A: Sorry, it would be highly inappropriate for us to comment on the complexities of individual cases ... | |
| Idolatry | 2/20/2011 |
| Q: Father, I have doubts about Church and idolatry, it seems to me that everybody is doing idolatry and ... A: Those who "worship" those things are idolaters. The Church, however, has never encouraged the ... | |
| Blessed Oil | 2/13/2011 |
| Q: Are we allowed to use blessed oil or is it seen as a sacrament only to be used by a priest? A: The three Sacred Oils (Chrism, of the Catechumens, of the Sick) are used only by the priest in the ... | |
| Holy Water | 2/11/2011 |
| Q: Is it ok to drink holy water as a sacramental. i have heard that this is a practice in the Eastern ... A: There are certainly blessings of water associated with the cultus of various Saints, as St. Raymond, ... | |
| Intercession of the Saints | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: I have a question regarding the scripture found in 1 Tim 2:1-3. "1 I urge, then, first of all, that ... A: Sometimes people speak loosely or inaccurately. Catholics do not literally "pray to" the Blessed ... | |
| Bible Study | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: i went to a Novus Ordo Bible Study a while back and i was told i didn't need to pay for it because i ... A: As it happened, you were spared spending your money on something that is associated with the ... | |
| Luke 1:28 | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: Micheal, I'm looking for a source that tells me where the new testament translations come from. ... A: I answered the essence of this question just a few days ago. Check the past answers section in All ... | |
| Profession of Faith Ceremony | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: I currently live in France. My 11 year old son will be participating in a Profession Of Faith ... A: I have not heard of it either. My suspicion is that it is something having to do not with the ... | |
| Ordination Texts | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: was wondering where I could find credibly acceptable english translations of the rite of ordaining ... A: We don't know about "translations," which in any case are often misleading and are not the ... | |
| Mixed Marriage | 1/21/2011 |
| Q: i am a Hindu married to an Indian Catholic guy. Its a love marriage. My husband is a very ... A: It is a common problem for those entering into a marriage to be naive, thinking that things will ... | |
| Late to Holy Mass | 1/19/2011 |
| Q: As a child, I was taught that you effectively missed Mass on Sunday if you were not there in time to ... A: Frankly, we don't like all this legalistic pettyfogging. Any Catholic who is serious about ... | |
| Luke 1:28 | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: Why does the Latin Vulgate translated by St. Jerome say in Luke 1:28 "full of grace" . but ALL ... A: The Latin Vulgate's "gratia plena" reflects the Greek "kecharistomene," a perfect passive participle ... | |
| Self Study Ph.D. Theology Program | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: Good Afternoon, One of my long term goals is to get a PH.D in Biblical Theology from a Catholic ... A: In the area of general philosophy and theology, you could select from the following to start: ... | |
| Conversion to Catholicism | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 21 yr. old guy from the Philippines. I was born a catholic, baptized in a catholic rite, I had ... A: You have apparently received a Christian Baptism. What you now need to perform is an Abjuration of ... | |
| Relic Bag | 12/31/2010 |
| Q: a friend of mine went to jerusalem and brought me back a cloth that touched christ's tomb in a ... A: Material Sacramentals are essentially devotional items, particularly those blessed items, ... | |
| Older Religions than Christianity | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: If we claim that the Judeo-Christianity as being true, how do we explain religions that predate it? ... A: The question is which is the true religion, not which is the oldest one. True, there are older ... | |
| Voluntarium Indirectum | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: This was taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia..what does this mean? In regards to when an abortion ... A: One can never directly produce an abortion. If, however, an abortion indirectly occurs as a natural ... | |
| Are Novus Ordo Ordinations Valid? | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could direct me to some credible sites that give me the texts for the new and ... A: In the Novus Ordo, all of the former orders (deacon, presbyter, bishop) have become invalidated ... | |
| 2 Cor. 12:2-4 | 12/12/2010 |
| Q: What does the scripture mean? Is Paul talking of himself or a different man? Is the third heaven ... A: Although the reference is not clear, the "third heaven" to which St. Paul refers is probably the ... | |
| Deliberate Consent in Sin | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: I suffer from panic attacks, depression, and anxiety..also I'm very indecisive about decision making ... A: This is the kind of individual question on which you would appropriately be given advice and counsel ... | |
| Disposing of Sacramentals | 11/19/2010 |
| Q: I have finally decided to leave the New rite recently, (my set date for final novus Ordo is January ... A: Material Sacramentals are essentially devotional items, particularly those blessed items, ... | |
| Outside the Church No Salvation | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: Good afternoon, Fr. Michael: Since catholicism is the only true religion, are catholics the only ... A: The doctrinal phrase "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus," first used by St. Cyprian (ca. 210-258) and ... | |
| Infant Baptism | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: I sent you a question about a co-worker of mine who had a baby who died before being baptized, & the ... A: Such infants, as we all before Baptism, are guilty of Original Sin. Thus, it would not be just for ... | |
| What Is the New Order? | 10/7/2010 |
| Q: Friar, I am a laymember of the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston. My question is what do you ... A: You are confusing attacking the pope with attacking the papacy. The doctrine of the Church is that ... | |
| What Is the New Order? | 10/6/2010 |
| Q: Friar, I am a laymember of the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston. My question is what do you ... A: The term "New Order" refers to the unCatholic Modernism that was introduced in the last half century ... | |
| New Covenant and Online Bible | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: Where in the Bible is the New Covenant most clearly enunciated? What online Bible do you recommend? A: Of course, the focus of any traditional Catholic must be on the most authoritative part of the ... | |
| Sacrament of Penance | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: Pax et bonum! What happens if christian who are not roman-catholic talks to a roman-catholic priest ... A: A priest cannot hear the confession of a non-Catholic any more than he can witness the marriage of a ... | |
| Conversion | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: I would like to take RCIA lessons and then make a decision about converting to Catholicism. I am ... A: All of what you are relating pertains not to traditional Catholicism, but to the New Order sect, ... | |
| Can the Pope Be a Heretic? | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: This is a follow up question to Fr. Michael's answer about visiting a Moslem Temple. He instructed ... A: Essentially, what you are asking is: can the pope be a heretic? Catholic theology allows for this ... | |
| Sabbath to Sunday | 9/15/2010 |
| Q: was sabbath change to sunday?if yes why. A: Did the early Christian Church worship on Sunday, the Lord's Day, or Saturday, the Jewish ... | |
| Attending False Worship | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: This is a follow up question to Fr. Michael's answer about visiting a Moslem Temple. He instructed ... A: What you describing is certainly not "traditional Catholicism." You are espousing the teaching of ... | |
| Vesting Prayers | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: Father, I was wondering if you would be able to provide some vesting prayers that would apply ... A: First of all, no women may serve at the altar at a true Mass. That would be sacrilege. You must be ... | |
| Worship with Moslems | 9/3/2010 |
| Q: I've a Moslem friend who wants me to attend and experience his worship in a Moslem historical ... A: As a Catholic, you cannot engage in false worship. That is a grave sin against the First ... | |
| Friday Abstinence from Fleshmeat | 8/29/2010 |
| Q: College student at Xavier Univ. Theology professor has been trying to find out for a few years why ... A: Such principles are traditionally interpreted according to common convention (Aristotle, St. ... | |
| Tracts and Graduals | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: What is the difference between a Tract and a gradual? A: On penitential days, as in Lent, the Tract substitutes for the Alleluia Verse following the Gradual ... | |
| Confession | 8/7/2010 |
| Q: Father, Hate to bore you with this but need to find out your thoughts on the following; I had a ... A: Obviously, your family and friends don't read the Bible. Clearly, Christ gives the Sacramental ... | |
| Converting to Roman Catholicism | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: As an Episcopalian, how do I convert to Roman Catholicism? It seems like a read an article a few ... A: What you are referring to pertains to the New Order sect. Traditional Catholics do not consider ... | |
| Catholic Marriage to an Anglican? | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: i am catholic to be married to an englishman in an anglican church,i have met the Rev who will marry ... A: First of all, no Catholic can be married to an Anglican heretic before an Anglican minister. To do ... | |
| Playing Organ in Protestant Church | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I am a traditional Catholic and am an acquaintance of another traditional Catholic, a professional ... A: Normally, one would not do so. However, since it is a temporary situation and could be considered ... | |
| Divorce and Sacraments | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: Can divorced Catholics serve as Eucharistic Ministers in Catholic Church? Does Catholic Church ... A: The Catholic Church does not permit "Eucharistic Ministers." You must be speaking of the New Order ... | |
| Guardian Angels | 7/4/2010 |
| Q: Father, what happens when we send our Guardian Angels places such as Holy Mass...? Do they literally ... A: Angels have local movement, which is continuous or non-continuous, but not instantaneous. If you ... | |
| Blessed Salt | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: Father, would you shed some light on the modern use of blessed salt... I understand it's use with ... A: Outside of its use in the lustral water used at the Asperges / Vidi Aquam before the principal Mass ... | |
| Marrying a Pentecostal | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: Am 27 years of age and have always wanted to marry a Catholic since am a Catholic myself. Obviously ... A: Marriage is not a matter of "heart." It is a matter of Faith and commitment. Catholics are ... | |
| Am I a catholic | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: Im going to make this rather short..I was baptized as a catholic, although I never remember ever ... A: At this point you have apparently fallen into heresy because you formally joined an heretical sect, ... | |
| Flowers on the Altar | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, During lent, there is no flower on the altar of sacrifice, but i find out that on the ... A: Strictly speaking, the rubric about flowers seems to apply to official liturgical celebrations: the ... | |
| Confession | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, I have a friend at work who is Catholic and her and I have discussed the importance ... A: I assume that your friend is not really a Catholic, but is a Newchurcher, one who is a member of the ... | |
| Traditional Catholicism | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: Father, I became Catholic in 2004. I try always to learn more about my faith and in doing that I'm ... A: First of all, you have no obligation of any kind to attend false worship, any more than you ... | |
| What Does the Term "Roman" Catholic Mean? | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: Not as a tradionalist but if I was a member of a secular organistation would you drop the 'most ... A: What we SAY is not nearly as important what we DO. In the Post-conciliar period, when "Rome" has ... | |
| What Does the Term "Roman" Catholic Mean? | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: Not as a tradionalist but if I was a member of a secular organistation would you drop the 'most ... A: Traditional Catholics haven't dropped the term, but it is an irony that the Newchurch of the New ... | |
| Marriage to a Divorcee | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: I am confused. I married a non-Catholic (divorced man) in a non-denominational church by a preacher ... A: Our Lord, as reported in all four Gospels, condemns marriage to another while the first spouse is ... | |
| Communion without blessed marriage | 5/23/2010 |
| Q: I had only a civil wedding with a non-Catholic man, and per my priest, I can receive the Sacrament ... A: Neither is correct. Traditionally, by presuming to marry before a civil official, you proclaimed ... | |
| Novus Ordo | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: Is it ok or allowed for a church to hold only liturgy of the word three out of four Sundays' a ... A: What you are talking about is the invalid Novus Ordo (New Order) service. It is a product of the ... | |
| Novus Ordo "Liturgy of the Word" | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: Is it ok or allowed for a church to hold only liturgy of the word three out of four Sundays' a ... A: "Liturgy of the Word" is part of the invalid New Order service, not the Traditional Catholic Latin ... | |
| Priest's Vestments | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: What type of head wear would a Catholic priest have worn around 1938, Brooklyn Diocese, New York ... A: It does not matter what color the vestments may be; the priest's biretta is always black and is worn ... | |
| Moral Theologians | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: Father, it seems that every non-Catholic scholar and their mother loves to qoute and refer to moral ... A: Unfortunately, the "Church," really sect, that you refer to today is the Newchurch of the New Order, ... | |
| Nephilim (Giants) | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: Were the Nephilim offspring of angels or men? A: This is one of those Old Testament references that has elicited various interpretations as to the ... | |
| Validity of the Norvus Ordo | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: A group of us travel 277 miles to a Traditional Latin Mass X1 per month. The Norvus Ordo makes us ... A: I agree that the Novus Ordo is not valid. The Pro-prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal ... | |
| Divine Will | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: Michael, please clarify this confusion: How does God show us His will? I am speaking about choices ... A: The best method is to use your rational judgment. After all, this is what makes you "in God's ... | |
| Health Insurance | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: I have heard that priests have health insurance, but sisters don't? A: Your must be referring to Newchurch presbyters, not traditional Catholic priests. Traditional ... | |
| Funeral Mass | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: My aunt was a faithful Catholic. Her children are only having a Memorial Service at the funeral ... A: Catholics traditionally are supposed to have not only a Mass, but a Missa Cantata at their exequies. ... | |
| Rosary | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: Michael, First of all, I was wondering if the Catholic Church is the only Christian religion ... A: Yes, the Catholic religion is the only one to use the Most Holy Rosary as such. Some other ... | |
| Confirmation | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: I understand that a valid sacrament requires the correct form and matter. In the case of ... A: You are clearly speaking not of the traditional Catholic Sacrament of Confirmation, but the Novus ... | |
| Tithing | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: Father, In the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines, the churches now are ran by Diocesan ... A: Tithing per se has not been imposed universally in the Catholic Church. However, the Sixth Precept ... | |
| Mclean Bible Church | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: I am writing in response to your answer to someone on 1/16/2005. The person asked if it was OK to ... A: Christianity is not a false religion, although the Protestant sects are, in Catholic theology, ... | |
| Situation Ethics | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: During a discussion of faith, my friend who is a practicing Catholic, stated that his faith does not ... A: On the general point, he is seriously incorrect. What he is enunciating is called the Heresy of ... | |
| Confessing a Venial or a Mortal Sin | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: I am a convert to Catholicism from an alternitive religon. My pre Catholic Religon was very violent ... A: This is the kind of question that you should direct to your traditional confessor at the time of ... | |
| Vatican Art | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: Father, (based on a DVD I watched a while back on Vatican art) why does the Vatican depict art about ... A: The Roman Catholic Church is a development of Graeco-Roman culture (hence the name), which, ... | |
| Attendance at Non-Catholic Wedding | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, Is it permissable for a practicing catholic to attend the wedding of a baptized, but ... A: There are several common cases concerning attendance by Catholics at non-Catholic ... | |
| Before an Interfaith Marriage | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, Currently I am dating this woman, my ex-fiancée to be more exact, and we would like to ... A: Mixed marriages are strongly discouraged by the Church. Even if the conflicts do not appear at the ... | |
| Abstinence from Fleshmeat on All Fridays of the Year | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: Why do we give up eating meat on Friday? A: The abstinence from fleshmeat on every Friday of the year is an ecclesiastical law with ... | |
| The Body of St. Padre Pio | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: Father, do you feel there is enough to determine whether St. Padre Pio has been resurrected or is an ... A: He certainly isn't resurrected. That notion is tantamount to blasphemy. If a body is incorrupt, ... | |
| Charismatic Movement | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: The people of charismatic movement in the Roman Catholic Church speaks in tongues which no one ... A: Charismaticism is a particularly virulent modern-day mania infecting the Church of the New ... | |
| Bible Study | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: why does the church not endorse more intense bible study? When I visit a non denominational church ... A: You are quite wrong. From the early Church, Sacred Scripture has been stressed. The traditional ... | |
| Classical Philosophers | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: Father, what about philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, etc... are they good? A: They are not, of course, Christian because they antedate Christ by four or five centuries. However, ... | |
| Catholic Philosophers | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: Father, what are some of the names of the Catholic Churches most respected philosophers? Then, would ... A: The Four Great Western Doctors of the Church are St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose of ... | |
| Age Related Church Attendance | 2/21/2010 |
| Q: Is there or has there ever been a Catholic Church policy/doctrine that no longer required healthy ... A: Of course not. Assisting at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass each Sunday is the least a Catholic can ... | |
| Reprinted Books to Be Avoided | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: Father, are the books from Angelus Press put ou by SSPX at all safe to read? Maybe not the newer ... A: At this point I would say generally to avoid them. It is hard to know how much the texts have been ... | |
| Catholic Voice | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: Father, Since, the Fatima Crusader seems to circulate around the traditional Catholic community so ... A: One of the best traditional publications is free: Catholic Voice, P.O. Box 130, Mead, WA 99021. It ... | |
| Friday Abstinence from Fleshmeat | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: Is it okay to eat chicken on Fridays during Lent. A: It depends upon the local custom in the definition of fleshmeat. In the United States, for example, ... | |
| Cannabis | 2/6/2010 |
| Q: I was baptised catholic, I believe I live a fair life, I don't go out of my way to be "good" but I'm ... A: Wine is not an intoxicating beverage when drunk in moderation. St. Paul even recommends it to his ... | |
| Wedding Ceremony | 2/2/2010 |
| Q: I will be having my wedding reception at a Roman Catholic college that my fiance attended. We wanted ... A: That is such a confused situation that I am having trouble following it. It does seem clear that ... | |
| Marriage in a methodist church | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: My, son, Catholic is getting married to his fiance in her Methodist church. What must he do to have ... A: When a Catholic marries before a Protestant minister, he is traditionally considered to be ... | |
| Invalidly-ordained Presbyters | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: Father, is it true that most Priests are invalidly ordained in today's seminaries and that it's only ... A: Since 1968 the Novus Ordo does not ordain priests; it installs presbyters, essentially ministers. ... | |
| Annulment | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: Can a person who has filed for an annulment by the church be granted the annulment if they are ... A: The question is much broader than that. As to annulments, Novus Ordo annulments are problematical ... | |
| Freedom of Religion | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: Father, did the Church ever object to the ammendment of freedom of religion in the Constitution for ... A: There is only one true religion and, ideally, the State should foster that religion. However, the ... | |
| Marriage during Advent | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: Is there a definite rule on having a catholic marriage ceremony during Advent, or is it at the ... A: Traditionally, the Sacrament of Matrimony may not be "solemnized" during Advent or Lent. That means ... | |
| Death Penalty | 1/23/2010 |
| Q: Father, what is the Church's posotion on the death penalty and the right to bare arms? A: The teaching of the Church from the earliest centuries, as represented, e.g., in the ... | |
| Indulgences | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: Father, what's a good reference book on a list of ways to gain indulgences? A: Dom Gaspar Lefebvre's THE SAINT ANDREW DAILY MISSAL WITH VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS AND FEASTS AND KYRIALE ... | |
| Moral Theology for the Laity | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: Father, is there a manual/book that you could recommend that covers moral theology? Perhaps ... A: You might try Fr. John Laux's A Course in Religion, Volume III - Catholic Morality. This was ... | |
| Eucharistic Fast | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: Father, what made the Church decide to change the 3 hour fast before Mass to 1 hour? It makes no ... A: You are absolutely right. It is no fast at all, but the Novus Ordo service of 1969 that one sees in ... | |
| Novus Ordo Divine Mercy Devotion | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: Father, what is the deal with the Novus Ordo and Divine Mercy. Has the validity of Sister Faustina's ... A: A local devotion under this title, which is associated with one Sr. Faustina and a chaplet ... | |
| Anima Christi | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Father, what is the original or most traditional version of the Anima Christi? A: The following is the form found in the Breviarium Romanum for the indulgence, approved by Pope Pius ... | |
| Annual Confession/Communion | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: Father, why does the Church say one must, at a minimum, go to confession and receive communion at ... A: That is right; it is a minimum. What is under pain of Mortal Sin cannot be too rigorous. The very ... | |
| Married Priests | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: Father, I'm not want those people who feel Priests should bea able to marry. I was just wondering, ... A: Clerical celibacy has a biblical basis in the evangelical counsel of Our Lord as relayed in ... | |
| Hannibal Bugnini | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: Father, I recently read that SSPX now uses latin missal revised by Hannibal Bugnini for their ... A: The Conciliar-Bugnini Missal of 1962 does not represent the fully "Tridentine" Mass (more correctly ... | |
| Evolution | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: I have a theologicalFor Christians, Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant, who accept as valid the ... A: They are not mutually exclusive. St. Augustine in both "De Genesi ad Litteram Libri Duodecim" and ... | |
| Jesus' Birthday Party | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: I am a convert from a Baptist back round who still lives with his mother and sister (I am a ... A: This does not appear to be a "religious service" any more than decorating a tree or putting a star ... | |
| Christmas Star | 12/26/2009 |
| Q: Fr. Michael: Hello. Please do not be offended with what I am asking you. I do not mean to be ... A: So the Christmas star may have been a conjunction of planets (although that is not a certainty). As ... | |
| Fasting Meals | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: How big are the small meals allowed on fast days, (I am trying not to go over board and my ... A: The size is not prescribed, but is relative, according to the individual's circumstances. The basic ... | |
| Confession | 12/19/2009 |
| Q: Father, I'm well aware that it is not a requirement to confess our venial sins in the confessional. ... A: Such recommendations were made for religious and and for particularly pious laypeople, such as ... | |
| Altar Boys | 12/18/2009 |
| Q: Father, what is the origin of alter boys? A: As the Church expanded beyond the cathedrals and monasteries into a parish system, the clerics in ... | |
| Secret of Mary | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: Father, do you agree St. Louis DeMontfort's theology of never praying directly to Jesus, but instead ... A: Christ is God; Mary is not. The Saints, as creatures, may only be intercessors. Moreover, such an ... | |
| Heretic Popes | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: Father, in terms of the infallibility of apostolic succession and the guidance of the Holy Ghost, is ... A: There is no such concept as "infallibility of apostolic succession." You are probably ... | |
| Malachi Martin & the Novus Ordo | 12/14/2009 |
| Q: Father, when asked this question... - "Is the Novus Ordo a valid mass?" Father Malachi Martin ... A: I don't know. The Novus Ordo is clearly invalid according to the statements of Catholic popes and ... | |
| Attraction to Religious Vocation | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: Father, to your knowledge, have there been any studies conducted to help indentify the attraction ... A: This is a consequence of the "modernizing" council Vatican II (1962-1965). Before Vatican II this ... | |
| Anglicans | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: Father, what is the correct analysis have of Pope Benedict XVI's Anglicanorum Coetibus ( Providing ... A: I like the TRADITIO Traditional Roman Catholic Network's analysis: When Italian media outlets ... | |
| "New Mass" | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: Father: I attended my first traditional Mass celebrated by a FSSP priest about 6 months ago after 40 ... A: Your conscience is exactly right on this. The New "Mass" is clearly a Protestant service. It was ... | |
| Paedophilia | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: Father, it seems, when it comes to pedophilia, the Church never suspends, excommunicates or applies ... A: The blame for this scandalous and corrupt situation can be laid directly to Pope Benedict, who has ... | |
| Traditional Saints | 12/3/2009 |
| Q: Father, why did the Novus Ordo decanonize Saints such Saints like St. Philomena? They claim there ... A: Part of the Modernist bent of Vatican II (1962-1965) and its aftermath was to degrade veneration of ... | |
| Seminary | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: Father, besides homosexuality, traditionally, how stringent was the screening process for seminary ... A: Before Vatican II (1962-1965), much more stringent. Now, the New Order Church is so desperate for ... | |
| God Defines Love as Obedience to His Commandments | 11/30/2009 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, After reading a few of your responses to questions, and being a Roman Catholic all my ... A: To the contrary, that is exactly what the Ten Commandments are about, and even the Old Testament, as ... | |
| God Defines Love as Obedience to His Commandments | 11/29/2009 |
| Q: Fr. Michael, After reading a few of your responses to questions, and being a Roman Catholic all my ... A: The use of the noun "love" in translations is of relatively recent usage. In most ... | |
| Killing Insects | 11/25/2009 |
| Q: Father, is it inmoral to kill any kind of insect, even if their in our home? A: Not, it is not. Man is the master of the lower species by God's law. However, each creature has ... | |
| Devil's Advocate | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: What is The Devil's Advocate responsible for at the Vatican? A: The advocatus diaboli, or so-called devil's advocate, is an official who participates in the ... | |
| Latin | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: Father, how did latin become the official language of the Church? And why are our prayers most ... A: It is a misconception that the Church, even in Rome and Italy, used a Greek vernacular ... | |
| Apocryphal Works | 10/23/2009 |
| Q: How would I go about finding a way to read the manuscripts, in english, that the Church left out of ... A: There wasn't anything authentic "left out of the Bible." What you must be referring to are the ... | |
| "Gay" Priest | 10/8/2009 |
| Q: is it true that catholic priests can be gay and still serve as a priest? can they still have ... A: It is illicit to ordain one who does not have the moral requisites for ordination. You should ... | |
| Agony in the Garden | 10/1/2009 |
| Q: Father, while Jesus was suffering in the garden he told the 3 disciples to watch Him but He found ... A: This is a good example why "translations" from the original languages are indeed blunt instruments ... | |
| Marriage | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: The wife to be marries with a Mortal Sin on her soul unknown to her fiance. Without consultation or ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be proper to discuss ... | |
| Modesty | 9/23/2009 |
| Q: What does the Catholic Church have to say regarding "Modesty"? Does the Blessed Mother in any of ... A: Modesty is one of the Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost. Modesty is a part of the Cardinal Moral ... | |
| Crusades | 9/20/2009 |
| Q: I've been reading about the crusades, and it seems that most people today regard the crusaders as ... A: There is an excellent summary of this issue on the TRADITIO Traditional Roman Catholic Network at ... | |
| Correcting Others | 9/16/2009 |
| Q: I have heard that we have an obligation to correct sinners, although we are sinners too. I am a ... A: You must apply the moral virtue of prudence (practical judgment) to such cases. These "discussion ... | |
| What to Do About Husband's Ashes | 9/12/2009 |
| Q: My husband recently passed away (in Catholic skilled nursing facility--& as active Catholic) and was ... A: It is hard to image that an "active Catholic" would order his body to be burned and therefore deny ... | |
| Masturbation | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: I was just wondering if masturbation is a mortal sin, or a venial sin. And please explain to me the ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be suitable to ... | |
| Dogmatic vs. Pastoral | 8/26/2009 |
| Q: What are the differences between a Dogmatic and Pastoral Constitution? Are Dogmativ Constitutions ... A: I suspect that you are referring implicitly to the status of Vatican II, which had no dogmatic ... | |
| Mixed Marriage | 8/25/2009 |
| Q: A Jewish man married a Catholic woman, and this 24yr marriage was supposedly blessed by rabbi and ... A: You are not speaking of the traditional Catholic Church, but of the New Order sect that has taken ... | |
| Mass | 8/17/2009 |
| Q: Michael, I know that it's obligatory to hear the Holy Mass every Sunday at least. But I've also ... A: No, it is not true. Saturday is the Jewish sabbath. Sunday is the Christian celebration of the ... | |
| Dreams | 8/11/2009 |
| Q: Just wondering if it is usual to have a dream of the virgin mary that feels very strangely real. ... A: Dream are, as St. Thomas Aquinas calls them, "phantasms." They have no moral significance. What ... | |
| Personal | 7/29/2009 |
| Q: I wonder about the duty of those who suffer from a disorder called 'fetishism' that is being ... A: THE FATHERS REPLY>>> Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would ... | |
| Grace & Merit | 7/26/2009 |
| Q: Michael, Its great to have a Vactican 1 prespective available, thankyou for your time. My ... A: It confuses me too! The "Catechism of the Catholic [sic] Church" is a product of the Newchurch of ... | |
| Marriage | 7/23/2009 |
| Q: my finance and I are both of the catholic faith and want to get married in the catholic church,but I ... A: Traditionally, by marrying before a civil official, you have excommunicated yourself from the Church ... | |
| Transubstantiation | 7/17/2009 |
| Q: I was in a debate recently with my Father over transubstantiation,(I am a Convert to Traditional ... A: You are confusing substance with species. You might just as well say that this is cannabilism. The ... | |
| Resurrection of the Dead | 7/12/2009 |
| Q: Since when we die we will reunite with our glorified bodies at the end of the world how is it that ... A: You are confusing the Particular Judgment and the General Judgment. The Particular Judgment occurs ... | |
| Virgin Birth | 7/3/2009 |
| Q: I had a parochial education and, I too, am before Vatican II. while talking to a friend re; mass, ... A: The people whom you are describing as "Catholics" are not. They are Newchurchers, followers of the ... | |
| Is It Possible to Quit Witchcraft? | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: I know this will sound like a weird question but is it possible to quit witchcraft? or is a witch ... A: Of course it is possible. Just quit and get rid of the books and other materials. We would ... | |
| Divorced | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: I was married and divorced twice before I was 22; civil unions. I have not been married since, over ... A: Assuming that you are not living with someone that his not your husband, you could receive ... | |
| Traditional Baptism | 6/22/2009 |
| Q: My daughter is 14 and is very interested in begining her relationship with God.She was never ... A: You are probably thinking about the process of the New Order (which is frequently called "Catholic," ... | |
| Prayer | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: "St. Thomas Aquinas, the Church's principal theologian, says. The principal purpose of prayer is to ... A: These are the three principal ends of prayer. However, we may also ask God for what we need, ... | |
| Faith | 6/10/2009 |
| Q: Good morning. My name is James an R/C from Bombay.My question is as below: You being an ordained ... A: EST AUTEM FIDES SPERANDARUM SUBSTANTIA RERUM, ARGUMENTUM NON APPARENTIUM (Now, faith is the ... | |
| Annulments | 6/1/2009 |
| Q: my girlfriend just got divorced but has not yet gotten her marriage annulled. is it a sin for us to ... A: You're putting the cart way before the horse! You dont "get a marriage annulled." You are dating a ... | |
| Free choice? | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: My question is about the love of God. Some people say that love is a free choice. one decides ... A: Yes, it is a free choice. The error in your understanding is that you don't understand what love is ... | |
| Invalid Service | 5/29/2009 |
| Q: When a Catholic priest leaves the Catholic church and becomes an Episcopal priest, is the Eucharist ... A: First of all, I suspect that you are speaking not of a Catholic priest, but a New Order presbyter. ... | |
| Priest's Training in Pittsburgh | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: I am writing a book which includes a priest as one of my supporting characters. I want to be sure ... A: Without a dispensation, a man would not be ordained to the priesthood until he completed his 24th ... | |
| Late for Mass | 5/16/2009 |
| Q: HELP ME SETTLE A DEBATE, PLEASE. WHAT PART OF THE MASS MUST ONE ATTEND IN ORDER TO MEET ONE'S ... A: One is obliged not to miss *any* part of the Mass, assuming that one could have done so (for ... | |
| John 10:30 | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: Respected Father, I would like to know more about the below given verses from John which says Jesus ... A: Your question was delayed in coming to me until today. This verse is an expression of the ... | |
| Godparents | 5/5/2009 |
| Q: My wife is pregenant and expecting ou first child in october. we want outr baby to be christaned ... A: Yes, this is a grave problem and invalidates the sponsorship. The godparents must be practicing ... | |
| Marriage | 4/29/2009 |
| Q: Since you believe in the traditional faith do feel that marriages performed in the new order are not ... A: Marriage is hard to get invalid. Even non-Catholic marriages are valid, except for exceptional ... | |
| Annulment Needed? | 4/26/2009 |
| Q: I was married at 18 years old and divorced a short time later. I was remarried at 22 and divorced ... A: RCIA is a program of the New Order sect. It is far Catholic in any traditional sense. As the ... | |
| Anger | 4/23/2009 |
| Q: I am so happy that you are back. a RC website says that people who were abused in their past have so ... A: What is unconscious is not a moral act. Only what one chooses consciously by free will is a moral ... | |
| Theology of the Body | 4/21/2009 |
| Q: Please forgive me if you have already addressed this issue / question. I have an intense aversion to ... A: A fabrication of New Order Modernism, the "Theology of the Body," was developed by John Paul ... | |
| The Name Jehovah | 4/17/2009 |
| Q: My question is regarding the name of God. Some Ministries preach that the name of God is Jehovah, ... A: "Jehovah" is actually a non-existent word. It is made up from the consonants of God's Holy Name in ... | |
| The Name Jehova | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: Where did the name Jehovah come from? A friend of mine keeps telling me that when I pray I must ... A: "Jehovah" is actually a non-existent word. It is made up from the consonants of God's Holy Name in ... | |
| St. Joseph Statue | 3/31/2009 |
| Q: You hear about people burying St. Joseph in their yards when they sell their homes. My question is, ... A: You certainly must know that Catholics do not honor the Saints as God. Never has the Church taught ... | |
| Constantine | 3/30/2009 |
| Q: Michael, Can you please tell me when the word "Catholic" was introduced and who exactly was ... A: The earliest recorded figure who called use the term "Catholic" for the Church was St. Ignatius ... | |
| Anniversary | 3/28/2009 |
| Q: Next year my husband and I will celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. Can we renew our vows? How ... A: RCIA is associated with the New Order, which traditional Catholics do not recognize as being truly ... | |
| Porn in Marriage | 3/25/2009 |
| Q: One traditional priest teaching a marriage class at a Catholic university said, in answer to a ... A: In the first place, what you call a "Catholic university" isn't a traditional Catholic institution, ... | |
| The Rosary | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: How was the Rosery prayed before John Paul added the additional Luminious mysteries? A: That action violated the traditional practice of the Church for over a millennium with respect to ... | |
| Homitics Course | 3/5/2009 |
| Q: Good afternoon. I am a word minister keen to do a course n Homelitics. Are they reserved only for ... A: There is nothing known as a "word minister" in the traditional Catholic Faith. Only priests preach; ... | |
| Where Do I Stand? | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: i was baptized as an infant but never received any further sacramentsi have been divorced and ... A: At this point you are barred from the Sacraments and "living in sin," as the common vernacular has ... | |
| Tattoos | 2/27/2009 |
| Q: I'm in the army and I'm looking into getting a tatto. I want the tatto to say "god is my protector" ... A: Tattoos are a sinful descration of the body under the Fifth Commandment. They are specifically ... | |
| What Is the Purpose of Prayer? | 2/19/2009 |
| Q: Michael: I may not quote this verbatim, but in the bible, Jesus basically says "ask and you shall ... A: Ah, but receive what? It is the pagans who pray to their gods for what they can get. The point of ... | |
| Married Eastern Priests? | 2/12/2009 |
| Q: Prior to their ordination vows, are eastern catholic men allowd to marry like the orthodox? A: No. Clerical celibacy has a biblical basis in the evangelical counsel of Our Lord as ... | |
| The Rapture | 2/10/2009 |
| Q: In Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians vs 17, he describes, what sounds to me like, the ... A: St. Paul, in his First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:16, writes: "Then we who are alive, ... | |
| Confirmation | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: Father, I was confirmed in 1977 in the New Order and remember the bishop placing his hands on my ... A: Confirmation in the New Order is generally held to use such a substantial corruption of form, ... | |
| Previous Baptism | 1/30/2009 |
| Q: if a person decides to convert to RC and they had been previously baptized in another faith, is that ... A: It depends what the "other faith" is. Generally, mainline Protestant denominations' baptisms are ... | |
| Clarification regarding a Marriage | 1/26/2009 |
| Q: I am a non Christian in love with a Roman Catholic girl. We have been together for 7 years. In the ... A: 1) You can call on God to witness a sin too, but that proves nothing. A member of the true Faith ... | |
| Angelic Language | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: I have a Non believing Teacher who uses pseudo history as examples in english class. Today he said ... A: Your teacher, unbelieving as he might be, seems to have hit here on a point. Actually, Angels have ... | |
| Disposal of Blessed Articles | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: Father Michael, I am in the process of cleaning out my mother's home and need to know what to do ... A: Material Sacramentals are essentially devotional items, particularly those blessed items, ... | |
| Three Marriages | 1/11/2009 |
| Q: I am a 50 year old man who has not had a religious upbringing, and has never been baptized. I feel ... A: First of all, one don't "have marriages annulled." Either the marriage was valid or it wasn't. You ... | |
| Qualifications of Godparents | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: Jerome, My sister just had her third baby. She and I are very close but there is a strain. Her ... A: "Regardless of religion?" That makes no sense at all. Baptism is a Sacrament of the Church. If ... | |
| Visions | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: I am 22 year old girl,desiring to become a catholic but I am refused baptism.because it is forbidden ... A: No, we concur with the advice of St. John of the Cross and St. Paul on that subject. Stay away from ... | |
| Protestant Wedding | 1/3/2009 |
| Q: Is it okay to accept alms from a prodestant minister? My sister wants me to lead her down the aisle ... A: If both parties are non-Catholic in a first marriage, one can look to the following ... | |
| Institute of Christ the King | 12/26/2008 |
| Q: What do you know of this traditional order of priests; I am a parishioner to an ICRSP oratory? God ... A: Yes, it is a group that practices not exactly the Traditional Latin Mass, but the so-called "Mass of ... | |
| Mass Attendance | 12/25/2008 |
| Q: At what age is a person not required to attend Sunday Mass? A: There is no such age. All who have reached the age of reason have the obligation to worship their ... | |
| Novus Ordo Service | 12/16/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering about masses where the 'altar boys' are girls, and the host is given in the hand by ... A: What you are describing is the invalid Novus Ordo service. The true Mass of the Roman Catholic ... | |
| Creed | 12/15/2008 |
| Q: What exactly does it mean in the Nicene Creed when we say we believe in one baptism for the ... A: The phrase is reminiscent of St. Paul Epistle to the Ephesians at chapter 4, in which the unity and ... | |
| Faith | 12/14/2008 |
| Q: I am interested in learning mantras. I need a list of short mantras and their meaning such as: Kyrie ... A: 1) To say that your son has "fallen away from the Church" implies that he accepted the Faith and has ... | |
| Aspirations | 12/13/2008 |
| Q: I am interested in learning mantras. I need a list of short mantras and their meaning such as: Kyrie ... A: "Mantra" is a Buddhist term and should be thoroughly avoided by Catholics. What you seem to be ... | |
| Traditional Latin Mass | 12/11/2008 |
| Q: I recently attended my first Latin Mass recently (I offically joined RCC this year). I was ... A: First of all, "Tridentine" is a misnomer, as the true Mass was not issued from the Council of Trent. ... | |
| "Mass" and Confirmation Name | 12/10/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, Where does the word "Mass" come from? What does it mean? Also, I like my Catholic friends ... A: The word "Mass" ia an English derivative of the Latin "missa," which refers particularly to the ... | |
| women in Mass. | 11/20/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, I was curious as to whether or not women could, or should, wear a head covering or pants to ... A: Traditionally, women cover their heads in church. This practice follows a received custom ... | |
| Friday Abstinence | 11/18/2008 |
| Q: I am a practicing catholic and have been my whole life. There is something I would like to know ... A: First of all, Catholics abstain from fleshmeat on ALL Fridays of the year (unless a Holyday falls ... | |
| Catholicism | 11/14/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, I tell Non catholics to come home to Catholicism it is the true divine church from God. ... A: Reading between the lines of your message, it appears that you are talking not about traditional ... | |
| Marriage | 11/11/2008 |
| Q: Fr. ; my daughter and her fiance wish to have a "destination" wedding at a resort. Both ... A: I've never heard of a "destination" wedding. Marriage is supposed to be a Sacrament and is ... | |
| Mortal Sin | 11/10/2008 |
| Q: First, I have a parochial education. Before vatican II.... Of course at school we were taught ... A: Indeed, mortal sin is much -- very much. It is a rejection of God and its just consequences. ... | |
| Society of St. Pius X | 11/3/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, I am so happy that I found you in allexperts. I am very troubled by a recent letter which I ... A: Since that is not what Catholicism traditionally teaches, she shouldn't be getting this from the ... | |
| Annulments | 10/8/2008 |
| Q: A FRIEND WENT TO A MEETING HELD BY THE DIOCESE OF NEWARK, NJ CONCERNING ANNULMENT. A CERTAIN TYPE ... A: We have no idea what this is, but it certainly isn't Catholic. Many people do not understand what ... | |
| St. Michael the Archangel | 10/3/2008 |
| Q: I am taking the name Michael after St. Michael the Archangel for Confirmation and my teacher wants ... A: Certainly that is true. Michael remained loyal to God when Lucifer revolted against God and tempted ... | |
| Dinosaurs | 10/1/2008 |
| Q: How does the Catholic church explain dinosaurs? A: It doesn't have to. This not a matter of religion, but of science. Unlike many Protestant sects ... | |
| Eastern Orthodox | 9/29/2008 |
| Q: what is eastern orthodox and what is the difference if you are cathlic like what would be the ... A: The Eastern Orthodox are considered schismatic in not accepting the doctrine on the Roman ... | |
| Hymns | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: Why do traditional Catholics have a problem with "Amazing Grace" besides the fact that it is a ... A: (1) It is not part of Catholic tradition, but comes from Protestantism. By the same token, although ... | |
| Remarriage of Widow | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: I am a devout Catholic and I have been so for my entire life. In 1980 I kept company with a very ... A: Because she married before a heretical minister, she publicly proclaimed her rejection of the ... | |
| God's Will | 9/1/2008 |
| Q: Can God's will for me be changed by my prayers? A: It is better to look at prayer as helping you to accept God's will, which after all is what is best ... | |
| Communion | 8/23/2008 |
| Q: In the traditional church can a divorced person receive communion? A: Divorced AND REMARRIED, no. That would contradict Our Lord's censure, as reported by all four ... | |
| Sede-vacantism | 8/19/2008 |
| Q: I have been doing much reading on traditional catholicism and have visited quite a few traditional ... A: Sede-vacantism, the position that the papacy is currently vacant on account of heresy to ... | |
| Latin Prayers | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: I read some time ago an interview done with Fr. Gabriele Amorth in which he stated that exorcism ... A: It is not just the Latin, but the traditional Catholic forms. Those of the New Order, which almost ... | |
| Traditional Latin Mass | 8/6/2008 |
| Q: I know that there are churches which offer the Latin Mass exclusively. What I want to know is if a ... A: Almost certainly not, as it is almost certainly simulated by a Novus Ordo presbyter who has been ... | |
| Donation | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: Father, I decided that i can afford to give a thousand or two to charity. which charity would you ... A: You are quite correct. Most of the well-known charities are corrupt, spend unconscionable amounts ... | |
| Dress | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: I have been wondering if it is wrong to wear blue jeans, sleeveless tops, or the shorter pants that ... A: This question just arrived here from July 28, 2008. Thus, the delay in answering. Practical ... | |
| Last Rites | 7/27/2008 |
| Q: What are the reasons you are refused communion and does that mean you are ex-communicated? For ... A: These are two different penalties, excommunication being the more severe. Without contrition and a ... | |
| Liturgical Abuses | 7/19/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering if you are one of the fathers on the Traditio website. As you may know by now I ... A: I agree. You were getting typical Novus Ordo nonsense. The duty of the Church, and teachers as a ... | |
| Ghosts | 7/18/2008 |
| Q: What is the traditional Catholic understanding of the existence of ghosts? Are these always demons, ... A: A succinct analysis is provided by Fr. Herbert Thurston in his Ghosts and Poltergeists (1953): "For ... | |
| Annulments | 7/17/2008 |
| Q: I am interested in getting more info on annulments. I was married for 10 yrs and have an 8yr old ... A: Many people do not understand what an annulment, or (more accurately) declaration of nullity, is. ... | |
| Traditional Mass | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: My faith in the Catholic Church was shaken when I found out that it was only with permission a ... A: The short answer is that the Church (what many now call Newchurch as opposed to the Catholic Church) ... | |
| Glossalalia | 7/9/2008 |
| Q: I belong to a N.O. parish and was speaking to the priest about tongues and the interpretation of ... A: Charismaticism is a particularly virulent modern-day mania infecting the Church of the New ... | |
| Holy Ghost or Spirit? | 7/8/2008 |
| Q: I was perusing a traditional catholic site and noticed that particular writers had a problem with ... A: "Ghost" in English comes from the German "Geist," meaning "spirit." Over time in English, ... | |
| Traditional Societies | 6/29/2008 |
| Q: Could you please tell me some of the societies or organizations approved by the traditional church? A: For that kind of information, see the current Monthly Revised Edition of this year's Official ... | |
| Magnificat | 6/27/2008 |
| Q: I was doing some reading recently on traditional catholicism and I'm not sure if I have it right, ... A: You are correct about the fact that once-traditional organizations that have gone over to the New ... | |
| Confession | 6/26/2008 |
| Q: I live in a country where no traditonal mass or priest is available. Is there anything I can do ... A: Yes. Try even harder to stay in a state of grace. If you commit a mortal sin, try to elicit ... | |
| Priesthood | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: I was at a mass recently and the priest was saying that according to a reading from Deuteronomy( I ... A: Not even the Jews of the Old Testament believed that, as they had a separate priesthood to offer ... | |
| Patron Saints | 6/14/2008 |
| Q: Who decides and what is the process to assign a topic to a Patron Saint? Can anyone offer ... A: Essentially, it is a matter of Tradition rather than designation. For example, the Fourteen ... | |
| Priest's Vestments | 6/8/2008 |
| Q: Why do priests wear a collar, robes at service, and mostly black in civilian closthes? A: The black suit and Roman collar, or the soutane, are the current form of clerical attire, from ... | |
| What is "New Order" vs Traditional Catholic? | 5/18/2008 |
| Q: Fr. Jerome, I'm very, very interested in this. You use the term "New Order" when referring to some ... A: The term "traiditional Catholic" refers to the Catholic Faith as taught and practiced for the last ... | |
| Biblical Dreams? | 5/14/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, I have a question. I always have been having this dream ever ... A: We are warned by Scripture to stay away from the occult. Perhaps during the day you are filling ... | |
| My Faith | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: I was raised a Roman Catholic. My parents and all my relatives are nominal Catholics who love to ... A: Of course, no one can give you a definitive answer on that question, as God is the only omniscient ... | |
| Mixed Marriages | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: My girlfriend who is a devout catholic and I, a devout protestant, have been having many discussions ... A: Absolutely not! Catholicism and Protestantism involve two significantly different sets of belief, ... | |
| Consecrated life | 4/18/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, Greetings Father. I have a calling to the traditional religious ... A: In such a matter you need guidance. The traditional Religious Orders of Sisters are listed in the ... | |
| Marriage Problem | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: I was baptized,made the communion and was confirmed in Ireland and I now consider myself to Not be a ... A: There is a bigger question here that you are ignoring. This is not a matter of a "technical" ... | |
| Poverty | 4/4/2008 |
| Q: I was born Catholic, went 12 years to Catholic school and had the same parish priest for over 20 ... A: It is a common misconception that priests pledge poverty, chastity, and obedience. Members of some ... | |
| Prayer | 4/2/2008 |
| Q: I know a wonderful actress from Mexico and her name is Margarita Maga~na, and she is wonderful she ... A: Prayer helps, but primarily the individual is responsible for her own salvation. If she does not ... | |
| Status of Catholic Priest Who Is Now Married | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: What can a man do in the Catholic Church who was an ordained priest,married and is now desiring to ... A: Almost certainly, he is not a priest (ordained in the traditional Roman Catholic rite), but a ... | |
| Marriage | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: my fiancee and i would like to get married. I am a tradionalist catholic without a church or priest. ... A: All the questions will be answered when you find a traditional Catholic site. There is a complete ... | |
| Vocation; Apparitions | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: Jerome, I know that an apparition takes a long time to prove that it is from God. ... A: (1) First of all, be sure that you are dealing with a TRADITIONAL Catholic order of sisters, not one ... | |
| Marriage | 3/12/2008 |
| Q: I am planning to marry a baptist, inwhich I have gotten permission to do so, but I need some answer ... A: You need to step back and consider what kind of a man you are proposing to marry (if he is not ... | |
| Sacramentals | 3/2/2008 |
| Q: I was a semi-lapsed Catholic until Christmas Day when the Holy Spirit blessed me with the desire to ... A: Sacramentals, including Agnus Deis, when used as devotional items to stimulate prayer rather than as ... | |
| St. John's Gospel | 3/1/2008 |
| Q: how many times is the word water uses in st john's gospel.. question that was asked at our class the ... A: Since the Gospel of St. John comes to us in Greek, the English word "water" doesn't occur in it at ... | |
| The Soul after Death | 2/1/2008 |
| Q: I am currently under the impression that when one dies there is essentially nothing , that is , one ... A: Since the profile indicates that I give traditional Catholic answers, I presume that that was what ... | |
| The Soul after Death | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: I am currently under the impression that when one dies there is essentially nothing , that is , one ... A: As St. Paul says, "It is appointed to me once to die, after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). ... | |
| Communion Twice a Day | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: What's your opinion on receiving Communion twice a day? My gut feel is that it's ok if, say, you ... A: As the All Experts profile indicates, I answer questions from the *traditional Catholic ... | |
| Friday Abstinence from Meat | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: How could a long standing tradition of abstaining from meat on Friday be a mortal sin for centuries ... A: It is a common misconception that the Friday abstinence from meat, which comes to us from Apostolic ... | |
| Priest, Presbyter; Sacerdos, Presbyteros | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: Jerome: Today I celebrated Mass of St. Hilary with a commemoration of St. Felix, using my 1955/56 ... A: "Presbyteros" in Greek is an ambiguous term; thus, it is no suprise that the New Order should use it ... | |
| Priest, Presbyter; Sacerdos, Presbyteros | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: Jerome: Today I celebrated Mass of St. Hilary with a commemoration of St. Felix, using my 1955/56 ... A: "Presbyteros" in Greek is an ambiguous term; thus, it is no suprise that the New Order should use it ... | |
| Sunday Mass for Ill and Elderly | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: Father Jerome, My father is 81 years old and suffers from severe spinal stenosis. It is very ... A: First of all, there is no Traditional Latin Mass broadcast on television: they are all associated ... | |
| Mixed Marriage | 12/31/2007 |
| Q: My husband (who is a non-practicing quasi-Methodist and just tonight told me he considers himself a ... A: Your question points up the serious problems with mixed marriages. Moreover, the presbyter (I am ... | |
| Sunday Mass | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: I was out of town a few weeks ago to visit friends. I was unable to attend Mass on that Sunday. I ... A: It depends upon what "unable" means. If you were sick or physically impeded from attending a ... | |
| Mixed Marriages | 12/17/2007 |
| Q: I have been raised Catholic all my life and recently I got engaged to a non-catholic.My mom ... A: Your mother has a sound point about the defective nature of the post-conciliar Church of the New ... | |
| Marriage | 12/15/2007 |
| Q: I am a Catholic. Born and raised all my life in the Catholic church. I have received the sacraments ... A: No. If you married before a Protestant minister, you will by that act excommunicate yourself from ... | |
| Catholics Marrying in an Episcopalian Church | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: My fiance and I were raised catholics, however we are going to marry in a episcopalian hurch because ... A: The short answer is that if you marry before a Protestant minister, you are publicly proclaiming ... | |
| Protestant | 11/21/2007 |
| Q: and thanks for your time. Ive got a doubt. What is the meaning of eucarist,baptism,marriage for ... A: Baptism and marriage are the two sacraments of the Protestant sects. Different Protestant sects ... | |
| Differences between the Gospels | 11/18/2007 |
| Q: Fr. Jerome. As I read the Gospels, I noticed that they seem to contradict each other. For ... A: There is nothing contradictory at all about these three statements, and Holy Mother Church has ... | |
| Differences between the Gospels | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: Fr. Jerome. As I read the Gospels, I noticed that they seem to contradict each other. For ... A: Differences are not contradictions. The Church has regarded these accounts as *supplementary* to ... | |
| Evolution | 11/12/2007 |
| Q: I was raised Mormon, but came to believe the church's claims of truth were wrong. I am now slowly ... A: Pope Pius XII's Encyclical "Humani Generis" exhibits a very prudent approach to the question ... | |
| Young Adult Group | 11/11/2007 |
| Q: Our church just formed a young adult group (YAG) with college students through age up to 30, and ... A: It sounds like putting the cart before the horse! If the group had no purpose getting together, ... | |
| Middle Schoolers' Questions | 10/24/2007 |
| Q: I teach middle school religious ed - the students had three questions that for which the adults had ... A: 1) Either, though it is generally considered to be more reverent to let It melt in the mouth. 2) It ... | |
| Prayers to Our Blessed Virgin | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: I pray the Rosary twice a day and go to Mass every Sunday. I say a lot of other prayers as well, ... A: Religion is not a "feeling"; it is a commitment. Our Lord said, "If you love me, keep my ... | |
| Eastern Orthodox | 10/6/2007 |
| Q: Can you please explain the relationship of the Catholic Church to the Eastern Orthodox Church? It ... A: The Eastern Orthodox are considered formally schismatic from the true Church, but like the Old ... | |
| Confirmation | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: My question for you today Father is this; My son is now 14 years old. He will turn 15 in March. ... A: What you seem to be describing is a New Order situation, not a traditional Catholic situation. I ... | |
| Civil Marriage | 9/19/2007 |
| Q: I am a practicing Catholic and was married in a Civil ceremony last November 4th 2006 to my husband ... A: When you attempted to contract marriage before a civil official, by that act you publicly rejected ... | |
| Marriage | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: Father I asked this question to Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren, KHS but in hindsight I realized that this ... A: This is one of those many matters in life where one applies the prudence, or practical judgment, the ... | |
| Marriage | 9/12/2007 |
| Q: I am catholic and am marrying a non-catholic(who used to be catholic, baptized, first communtion, ... A: Traditionally if one were to present himself before a Protestant minister for marriage, that person ... | |
| Adam and Eve | 9/6/2007 |
| Q: Our family is Catholic, and my oldest daughter attends a Catholic high school. She told me that her ... A: First off, you have to realize that most of what passes for "Catholic" today is not. Most of those ... | |
| Can I Officiate at a Wedding? | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: I am a Catholic, and I have a very close friend who has asked me to be the officiant at her wedding ... A: Yes, you are prohibited. What you are speaking of is sacrilege and simulation of a Sacrament, which ... | |
| Jews and Judaism | 8/22/2007 |
| Q: One of the complaints that people direct against traditional Catholics is that they are ... A: The Church did not hold that every Jew of every age was responsible for the death of Christ. That ... | |
| Baptism | 8/20/2007 |
| Q: We are having our great-grandson baptised this Saturday and I would like to make sure that the ... A: You are mixing apples and oranges. You are obviously dealing with a New Order situation, which use ... | |
| Diviserunt Sibi | 8/14/2007 |
| Q: diviserunt sibi A: You are probably thinking of Psalms 21:19 (Deus, Deus meus) in the Vulgate: "Diviserunt vestimenta ... | |
| Vocation? | 8/5/2007 |
| Q: Greetings Reverend. I was a Catholic for my first 18 years. Then I didn't attend Mass for 10 ... A: There are a number of options for the traditional priesthood. We would refer you to the section ... | |
| Gospel of St. John | 8/3/2007 |
| Q: Was the Gospel of John written by Saint John or John The Baptist? Or are Saint John and John The ... A: St. John the Apostle, sometimes called St. John the Evangelist, who also wrote the three Epistles in ... | |
| Religious Vocation? | 8/1/2007 |
| Q: Jerome, How does one know his/her calling into the religious life? I am a ... A: Why don't you start by investigating some of the groups listed in the Official Traditional Catholic ... | |
| Tattoos | 7/31/2007 |
| Q: my name is Cecelia Vo and I am 17. I am planning on getting 3 tattoos. One of a latin quote, another ... A: Tattooing is regarded in Sacred Scripture as a pagan practice: "You shall not make any cuttings in ... | |
| A Good Traditional Missal for a Catechumen | 7/30/2007 |
| Q: Alright, so I have a couple of questions I hope you can help me out with. The first is Mass, I'm ... A: When you say "Mass," I assume that you are speaking of the true Mass, that is, the Traditional Latin ... | |
| Orbus Cruciger | 7/28/2007 |
| Q: Fr. Jerome. If you go go Google (or Yahoo) Images, and type in "Charlemagne", you will see numerous ... A: This is the globus cruciger, from the Latin, an orb (globus) bearing a cross (cruciger), a Christian ... | |
| Glossalalia | 7/24/2007 |
| Q: Yesterday, I went to a youth oriented church service. It was a service for college aged people and ... A: It appears that when you say "Catholic," you are refering not to the traditional Roman Catholic ... | |
| Saints and Apparitions | 7/18/2007 |
| Q: As Roman Catholics, are we required to honour and pray to saints and Mary or can we just pray to God ... A: Saints were established by God to be intercessors for us in virtue of the doctrine of the Communion ... | |
| Marriage Problem | 7/7/2007 |
| Q: I am Catholic and my fiance is not. He is in the military and due to financial and military life ... A: By presuming to marry in front of a civil official and by that act renouncing your Catholic Faith, ... | |
| Status of Marriage outside the Church | 7/3/2007 |
| Q: I was born and raised in the Catholic church (baptized and confirmed). I married my husband in a ... A: By attempting marriage before a civil official, you, as a Catholic, chose to separate ... | |
| Personal Situation | 6/23/2007 |
| Q: My roommate has had his g/f living with him for the past few months, with their excuse that her ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| Evolution | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: I saw in one of the bibles that Jesus could trace his ancestory back to Adam and Eve, something like ... A: Pope Pius XII's Encyclical "Humani Generis" exhibits a very prudent approach to the question ... | |
| Sunday Mass Obligation | 6/18/2007 |
| Q: True or false, when traveling out of town, we are excused from Sunday Mass Obligation? Thank you ... A: False. First of all, why in the world you look at worshipping your Lord and Creator on the Lord's ... | |
| Concelebration | 6/16/2007 |
| Q: I have learned that to "concelebrate" a Mass is something the Tridentine Mass does not allow for ... A: The situation described is *not* concelebration, since only one priest is celebrating Mass; the ... | |
| Illegal music? | 6/15/2007 |
| Q: My friend bought the new "The National" cd and asked me if i want a copy of it. (you know, copy ... A: A man has a right to just compensation for his creations and efforts. Copying an entire CD that ... | |
| Living Together | 6/13/2007 |
| Q: My daughter is a practicing Catholic whom just got engaged. Her fiance is not Catholic. They are ... A: Yes, it could have an effect. If she is serious about a Catholic marriage, she must conduct herself ... | |
| Sunday | 6/7/2007 |
| Q: Father, what is the correct way based on Church teaching to keep the Lord's day if Mass cannot ... A: Surely one would spend some time in religious observance, reflection on the day's Mass formulary, ... | |
| St. Anthony of Padua Chapel | 6/2/2007 |
| Q: Regarding the passing of Fr. Wickens and the current disposition of St Anthony of Padua Chapel, was ... A: Yes, quite right. Fr. Wickens in the 1970s courageously rejected the New Order: its liturgy, ... | |
| Catholic vs. Methodist | 5/30/2007 |
| Q: Father- I am wondering if you can tell me the main differences between the Catholic Faith and the ... A: Methodism A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, ... | |
| Annulment | 5/28/2007 |
| Q: Our son is engaged to a woman who was previously married by a Justice of the Peace. Is an annulment ... A: Sorry, it would be highly inappropriate for us to comment on the complexities of individual cases ... | |
| The Justice of Hell | 5/21/2007 |
| Q: As a young boy attending Catholic School, the nuns would keep us in line by telling us that if we ... A: God doesn't condemn the person; the person sends himself to Hell by, of his own free will, rejecting ... | |
| New Order | 5/17/2007 |
| Q: IS CONFESSION WITH A NORVUS ORDO PRIEST O.K.? I USED TO VISIT JESUS UP IN THE TABERNACLE AT MY ... A: There is really no doubt about the fact that the New Order that has essentially taken over most of ... | |
| Scapulars | 5/16/2007 |
| Q: BESIDES THE BROWN SCAPULAR, WHICH I HAVE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT I SHOULD WEAR THAT HAS THE ... A: 1) No scapular is a "necessity." They are sacramentals, just like Holy Water, the Mea Culpa, ... | |
| Heaven | 5/15/2007 |
| Q: 1) All to often we here the perspective that all religions are beautiful and one is better than the ... A: It must, of course, be held as a matter of faith that outside the apostolic Roman Church no ... | |
| Purgatory | 5/3/2007 |
| Q: Jerome I was watching EWTN and a priest was talking about purgatory. He said that spending time in ... A: It is a de-fide (dogmatic) teaching of the Catholic Church that "the souls of the just, ... | |
| De Monarchia | 4/24/2007 |
| Q: This world is very,very old. Millions of years old. GOD had made it all I do believe and JESUS is ... A: As to the first, one of the best discussions on this point will be found in Dante Alighieri's (De ... | |
| Baptism | 4/18/2007 |
| Q: Ok, I thought I understood this. Here is the question. What is the difference between the baptism ... A: What St. John the Baptist was doing was a symbol of repentance, looking back to the prophets of the ... | |
| Modesty in Dress | 4/13/2007 |
| Q: During the very hot summer months what would be considered appropriate/inappropriate clothing for ... A: No "dress code" can be supplied for all situations. It depends upon factors such as climate, custom ... | |
| Original Bible | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently ... A: The Old Testament is in Hebrew and some Syro-Chaldean. The New Testament that we have is in Koine ... | |
| Miracles | 4/11/2007 |
| Q: Jerome! I was thinking about the miracles and whenever I think of it, there is one miracle, ... A: The question often arises how much emphasis we should put upon private revelations, ... | |
| Catholic Annulment and the Priesthood | 4/4/2007 |
| Q: Fr. Jerome, Can a Roman Catholic man who was married in the Church become a priest after receiving a ... A: As to annulments, Novus Ordo annulments are problematical because the grounds in the Novus Ordo ... | |
| Wedding | 4/2/2007 |
| Q: My Fiancé is joining the church. Although for the wedding ceremony we decided that it would mean ... A: Traditionally, a Catholic marries before a minister or justice of the peace, that Catholic ... | |
| Marriage outside the Church | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: I am a catholic woman. When I was 18 years old I became pregnant. My boyfriend at the time, and I ... A: No priest can give you "permission" to a Catholic to marry "outside the Church." Moreover, none of ... | |
| Judging | 3/23/2007 |
| Q: It is a common response to any disapproval of immoral behavior in society for someone to say, "Judge ... A: Traditional Catholics are often taunted by Modernists when objective matters of faith and ... | |
| Clerical Celibacy | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: If a Catholic Priest were to engage in a relationship with a woman, whether sexual or non-sexual, ... A: Clerical celibacy has a biblical basis in the evangelical counsel of Our Lord as relayed in ... | |
| The Host | 3/18/2007 |
| Q: From what i understand the host used at Mass should be pure white, or as white as possible. i once ... A: The color is unimportant in itself. The requirement is that, for validity, the Host must be made ... | |
| Catholic Church | 3/15/2007 |
| Q: Good day to you! I am mr.Daniel, i just want to ask what is the exact date did Catholic group ... A: The Catholic Church (I am assuming that this is what you mean by "group") started with Jesus Christ. ... | |
| Frauds? | 3/10/2007 |
| Q: What is the church's position on Maria Vadia and Vassula Ryden? A: It appears that whoever they are and whatever they are doing, it has nothing to do with the ... | |
| Friday Abstinence | 3/3/2007 |
| Q: Why do catholics not eat meat on fridays during lent? What type of meat is allowed to be consumed? ... A: The grave obligation of abstinence from fleshmeat pertains not just to the Friday of Lent, but to ... | |
| Vatican | 2/26/2007 |
| Q: I want to know what the word "vatican" means and the current Pope. I know the vatican is where the ... A: "Vatican" derives from "Vaticanus Collis," or Vatican Hill. The Vatican Hill, the area between the ... | |
| Baptism | 2/14/2007 |
| Q: I had a child with another women 6 yrs ago, we where not wed, nor did we continue with our ... A: It is clear that you have no idea what you are doing and are just making the problem worse. Your ... | |
| Celibacy | 2/8/2007 |
| Q: Which of the vows that you take are the most difficult to bear. I'm not a priest,but I would say ... A: You must be thinking of those in religious orders (Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.). Secular priests ... | |
| Purgatory | 1/29/2007 |
| Q: I have been praying for the soul of someone who committed suicide but was not sure if such souls go ... A: The question often arises how much emphasis we should put upon private revelations, ... | |
| Opus Dei | 1/26/2007 |
| Q: What is the church's official position on Opus Dei? Also, is Josemaria Escriva viewed as a saint by ... A: Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei, anticipated and Developed 30 years ... | |
| "Apparitions" | 1/25/2007 |
| Q: I would like your views on the apparitions in Betania and on the mystic herself, Maria Esperanza. A: The question often arises how much emphasis we should put upon private revelations, ... | |
| Devotions | 1/22/2007 |
| Q: I would appreciate your views on praying the luminous mysteries of the rosary as well as on the ... A: 1) The so-called "Luminous" Mysteries are some kind of Modernistic corruption of the Most Holy ... | |
| Baptism: Traditional View | 1/21/2007 |
| Q: I have two questions. You mentioned that RCIA has never been approved by the church so I would like ... A: 1) See a traditional Catholic priest. He will work out with you a program of 3-6 months study and ... | |
| Charismaticism | 1/18/2007 |
| Q: What is your view concerning Nicky Gumbel's Alpha programme being used as a RCIA tool? A: Charismaticism is a particularly virulent modern-day mania infecting the Church of the New ... | |
| Bent Crucifix | 1/16/2007 |
| Q: I would like to know the significance of the bent crucifix which the Pope carries. A: Since the pontificate of Paul VI, the post-conciliar popes have used a staff topped by an ... | |
| Spiritual Guidance | 1/12/2007 |
| Q: I humbly speak that I had three visions of the blessed mother: 1) I saw her when I was play with my ... A: Everything necessary for our salvation is contained in the Public Revelation of the Church, ... | |
| Married and not having children | 1/10/2007 |
| Q: My husband and I are Catholic and have been married for 11 years. His mother is a very "strict" ... A: This is a matter on which you should be speaking DIRECTLY to your traditional confessor/spiritual ... | |
| Eloping with a Married Man | 1/6/2007 |
| Q: My fiance and I would like to elope when we go to europe in a month. I do not believe we will have ... A: It sounds as if it is more important to take a trip with a married man than to enter into a truly ... | |
| Scripture - Deuteronomy | 1/3/2007 |
| Q: in discussions with fellow cathloics and approx 6 bibles, the internet,and the vatican site, we ... A: The official Catholic version of the Scriptures, St. Jerome's Latin Vulgate, is based substantially ... | |
| The Great Apostacy ? What can we do? | 1/2/2007 |
| Q: Brother in Christ, May God Bless you in all that you do.Why does the USCCB meddle in our ... A: What you are speaking of is not the Catholic Church, but a New Order (their phrase) Church. This ... | |
| Inconsistency of the Bible | 12/25/2006 |
| Q: Why is the Bible inconsistent on major theological issues such as the nature and existence of an ... A: You're right, and Luther was wrong. The "Bible alone" is not enough. One has to understand what ... | |
| Understanding Old Testament Stories | 12/7/2006 |
| Q: I am a young Catholic who is trying so hard to understand how to INTERPRET the Old Testament. Here ... A: Obviously, one has to achieve some kind of balance. Everything is not allegorical, nor is ... | |
| Exorcism | 12/6/2006 |
| Q: Why is it that when the Catholic Church suspects someone of being possessed, it subjects the person ... A: If someone were dying of cancer, would it make sense to do some kind of pagan dance around him, or ... | |
| Gordon | 12/5/2006 |
| Q: Can you tell me what this Latin phrase means: "Nulla displicuit meretrix praeter Babylonicam". It ... A: It means: "No whore has displeased him except the (whore of) Babylon." Apparently, Gordon was ... | |
| Old Catholics vs. Traditional Catholics? | 11/29/2006 |
| Q: I was wondering about old catholics and traditional catholics what are the difference in this? Since ... A: Traditional Catholics maintain the contant teaching and practice of the Church for 2000 years. Many ... | |
| War | 11/24/2006 |
| Q: I overheard an expert on a radio program saying that Iran has already stated it wants to destroy ... A: The Catholic Church and the moral law teaches that the waging of war is not in itself ... | |
| Jehovah | 11/18/2006 |
| Q: one last question. Jehova , can you shed some light on this name?hello, my question is as ... A: Actually, Jehovah is a made-up name, based on a mixture of the consonants of the sacred name of God ... | |
| Translations | 11/17/2006 |
| Q: my question is as follows,. recently i have been visited by jehova witness, and after weeks of ... A: ALL translations are merely a reflection of the original. If you are serious, you should start now ... | |
| Stigmata | 11/10/2006 |
| Q: I am 20 years old I was raised in a Catholic home. I believe in Jesus Mary and the Catholic faith. I ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| Ave Maria | 11/8/2006 |
| Q: i am getting married shortly and went to a catholic school. The ave maria that was taught i cannot ... A: We don't know that that is. The actual text is: "Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; ... | |
| Lack of Authority of Vatican II | 10/25/2006 |
| Q: I notice as a reponse to the validity of the Vatican II council you say that "several" church ... A: The Council of Pistoia is instructive because, rather than ignorning it, Pius VI condemned it for ... | |
| Lack of Authority of Vatican II | 10/24/2006 |
| Q: While I deeply respect the call for a return to more traditional Catholicism I wonder what makes the ... A: Neither did Pope John XXIII, who convoked the council, authorize the council to treat dogma nor did ... | |
| The Holy Eucharist | 10/23/2006 |
| Q: I have a question regarding our most Blessed Sacrament, the Eucharist. I have been doing a lot of ... A: It is correct that the Old Testament sacrifices adumbrated the Sacrament of the New Covenant. This ... | |
| Purgatory | 10/17/2006 |
| Q: What happens to a soul when it is Purgator? on what basis is a soul transfered from hell to Heaven? ... A: It is a de-fide (dogmatic) teaching of the Catholic Church that "the souls of the just, which, in ... | |
| Friday Abstinence | 10/6/2006 |
| Q: I was told recently that John Paul II had asked Catholics to go back to meatless Fridays until ... A: You are not referring to the Catholic Church, but to Newchurch (the Church of the New Order after ... | |
| Doubtful Catholic | 10/2/2006 |
| Q: I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school for nine years, but lately I have been ... A: Religion is not a smorgasbord. There can be only one true religion, and that is the one that you ... | |
| Parents of Different Relgions | 9/26/2006 |
| Q: My husband and I are from different religoius.He is muslim and i am catholic.Soon we are expecting ... A: This is the kind of serious problem that occurs in the case of "mixed marriage," which is why not ... | |
| Icons | 9/24/2006 |
| Q: I am greek orthodox. My question is the following: Do catholics worship icons as greek orthodox do? A: Greek Orthodox do not "worship" icons; they "venerate" them. To do otherwise would be against the ... | |
| Annulment | 9/19/2006 |
| Q: I have a follow-up. Assuming that a couple divorces without an annulment and one or both of them ... A: Sorry, it would be highly inappropriate for us to comment on the complexities of individual cases ... | |
| Annulments | 9/17/2006 |
| Q: What is the Church's guidelines on annulment? I guess I'm really wondering about so-called "hard ... A: Traditionally, there are few cases that truly warrant an annulment, after a detailed investigation ... | |
| Alcohol | 9/14/2006 |
| Q: Did Jesus ever drink alcohlic beverages? and if he did, would he have ever been intoxicated? Also, ... A: Undoubtedly, He did, as this was the custom at many Hebrew ceremonies, including the Sabbath seder ... | |
| Jew | 9/13/2006 |
| Q: People always tell me that Jesus was a Jew. But if Jesus followed his own teachings, wouldn't that ... A: The word "Jew" has a double meaning. Some people consider it a "race," or what in Latin would be ... | |
| Confession | 9/1/2006 |
| Q: How could I explain to a Protestant why the Sacrament of Confession is better than simply confessing ... A: "Who can know the mind of God?" It is not a question of what is "better" to our poor human ... | |
| Biblical Infallibility | 8/14/2006 |
| Q: Is the Bible the infallible word of God? A: Yes, but that doesn't really tell you anything if you don't understand what biblical infallibility ... | |
| Luke 2:33 | 8/10/2006 |
| Q: About the verse in question, the Nunc Dimittus: "And his father and mother were wondering at those ... A: The Greek verb used here is a form of *thaumazo*. The meaning of the modern English verb "wonder" ... | |
| Plenary Indulgences | 8/9/2006 |
| Q: My question regards the last and most difficult requirement for obtaining a plenary indulgence, ... A: An indulgence is a plenary (complete) or partial remission of the debt of temporal ... | |
| No salvation outside the Church | 8/6/2006 |
| Q: Father- so what actually is the Church's traditional teaching on this subject? Can people who were ... A: The doctrinal phrase "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus," first used by St. Cyprian (ca. 210-258) ... | |
| Orthodox vs Catholic Baptism | 8/2/2006 |
| Q: I am Orthodox, my wife is Catholic and we have a 6 month old son. At this point, we are still not ... A: Apparently, you are unaware that you are manipulating a Holy Sacrament of the Church (either ... | |
| After Vatican II | 7/27/2006 |
| Q: I did look up your website and seem many differences between the traditional vs new order presbyter. ... A: After the Vatican II Council (1963-1965), a New Order was introduced, somewhat gradually, which ... | |
| A Confessional Question | 7/26/2006 |
| Q: I went to general confessional a year ago and go to the sacrament of reconciliation on a regular ... A: These are the kinds of questions that you should be discussing with your confessor. If you are ... | |
| Matthew 18:3 | 7/24/2006 |
| Q: When jesus says "if you do not accept the kindom of heaven as or like a child you shall never enter ... A: Apparently, you are referring to St. Matthew's Gospel (18:3): "Amen I say to you, unless you be ... | |
| Affective Prayer | 7/19/2006 |
| Q: My question regards mental prayer and the making of "acts" portion that is recommended in most ... A: You are correct. This is a relatively modern approach, which bears some relationship to the ... | |
| Tridentine Roman Breviary | 7/17/2006 |
| Q: I have been trying to find a good Tridentine Roman Breviary, preferably pre-1962. I was told that ... A: Since the obligation of Office is that it be recited or chanted in Latin, there are no such ... | |
| "Brothers" of Christ | 7/9/2006 |
| Q: In today's gospel we have Jesus returning to his home town and teaching in the synagogue. The people ... A: Probably you are going to a New Order parish that uses that abominable "New American Bible." ... | |
| Ave Maria | 7/6/2006 |
| Q: I have a wedding coming up that I will be singing Ave Maria at. I would really like to use some ... A: That's certainly no Ave Maria! Better to stick with the traditional version, which is available in ... | |
| New Testament Compilation | 7/5/2006 |
| Q: What was the name of the Bishop (or whatever ) that made up the original list of the books of the ... A: The authentic books were handed down by tradition. After all, the early Church new what was ... | |
| funerals | 7/4/2006 |
| Q: My brother passed away. My employees sent me a white and gold robe to hang near the casket. What is ... A: We have no idea what that might be, unless it is intended as a pall to go over a casket. ... | |
| Fallen-away Catholic | 7/3/2006 |
| Q: The child who was baptized catholic as a toddler-her mom left the church shortly thereafter, before ... A: As your information is confusing and contradictory, it is impossible to say. Nor is this think ind ... | |
| Fallen-away Catholic | 7/2/2006 |
| Q: If a catholic was baptized lutheran just to be switched over to the catholic faith by her mom at age ... A: In the first case, yes, the individual is Catholic. It doesn't matter what she remembers. The ... | |
| Relationship with God | 6/30/2006 |
| Q: Father- as I live in a community with a lot of fundamentalists, I am required to be on my toes ... A: The basic theme underlying these passages is the difference between man's relationship to God under ... | |
| How to Pray the Rosary Properly | 6/29/2006 |
| Q: I have been saying the Rosary for a time now, but after reading St. Louis de Montfort's "The Secret ... A: Some have described the Aves as the musical background against which the meditations take place. ... | |
| Prayer | 6/28/2006 |
| Q: What is the official Catholic view of prayer? I mean, I know that we are encouraged to pray that ... A: The notion that man controls God by prayer is essentially pagan. The notion that religion is a ... | |
| Priestless Sacraments | 6/27/2006 |
| Q: Can a lay person perform any of the sacraments if a priest is not available, and he has permission ... A: Except in one limited case, no. The Sacraments are attached to the power of the priesthood, ... | |
| Traditional Baptism | 6/26/2006 |
| Q: I am Radjah from the Philippines. I came from a pure Muslim family. When I was 14, I was baptized to ... A: First of all, be sure that you are getting the *traditional* Catholic Faith, not the New Order ... | |
| Should We Trust "Miracles"? | 6/23/2006 |
| Q: I am interested about miracles. I believe miracles can happen today and many people troughout their ... A: One must be very cautious about "miracles." Our Lord Himself warned us that false ... | |
| Evil in the World | 6/21/2006 |
| Q: What is the Catholic teaching concerning all the bad things that are going on in the world? Are we ... A: It was man, not God, who brought evil into the world. God does not will evil, of course, but ... | |
| Mark 14:25 | 6/18/2006 |
| Q: As it is the feast of Corpus Christi, the reading at Mass gave an account of the First Mass. I am a ... A: In one sense at least, the passage looks forward to the ensuing Passion, during which at one point ... | |
| Consecration to Mary (Montfort) | 6/17/2006 |
| Q: I have read about surrendering our life to Mother Mary. Can you explain what this means? Difficult ... A: You are probably referring to the Consecration to Mary described by St. Louis Montfort. There are ... | |
| Fatima | 6/15/2006 |
| Q: Father- in a previous answer yo gave me, you made a pejorative reference to "Fatimism" by which I ... A: Catholics venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary above the Angels and Saints, as she is Queen of ... | |
| Most Holy Eucharist | 6/14/2006 |
| Q: I work as a Catholic Chaplain in a nonsectarian trauma center and am not sure of my infection ... A: One does not distribute Holy Communion with gloves, not even bishops. It would seem that the proper ... | |
| Tattoo | 6/8/2006 |
| Q: Does the Catholic church accept a religious tattoo? Like a cross or Jesus' crucifixtion? A: Tattooing is regarded in Sacred Scripture as a pagan practice: "You shall not make any ... | |
| Several things | 6/7/2006 |
| Q: Since I value your traditional Catholic perspective, please forgive me for asking a few questions- ... A: Sorry, we can take only one question at a time. Charismaticism is a particularly virulent ... | |
| Sex in the marriage. | 6/1/2006 |
| Q: I am a cradle Catholic and have been married to the same lovely woman for 34 years. I am 57 years ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| forgiveness of sin | 4/26/2006 |
| Q: If the worse sinner in the world confesses, then dies(in the state of grace) the church teaches he ... A: Wrong on both counts! If a "good" person commits a mortal sin and dies without contrition, that is ... | |
| Traditional Roman Catholicism | 4/3/2006 |
| Q: Father, In your profile, your expertise is in Traditional Roman Catholicism and say you are a ... A: No, not a member of the SSPX. Many are unaware that there is a Traditional Roman Catholic Movement ... | |
| Messages | 3/6/2006 |
| Q: When saints recieve messages from Christ are we to consider them as God's literal word. I am reading ... A: Catholic doctrine is that nothing is part of public revelation except Sacred Scripture and Sacred ... | |
| Do you have any opinion on... | 2/28/2006 |
| Q: Do you have any opinion on the Cursillo organization? From the little I've heard of it, it seems ... A: CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT Charismaticism is a particularly virulent modern-day mania infecting ... | |
| St. Joseph | 2/12/2006 |
| Q: Father - I remember a priest once telling us that every Catholic Church must have a statue of St. ... A: We are not aware of this requirment. However, many churches do have side altars for the Blessed ... | |
| holding hands | 1/15/2006 |
| Q: Fr. Moderator, In a recent discussion with friends we talked about holding hands during the Our ... A: You are obviously not speaking about the true Mass, the traditional Mass of two millennia, but that ... | |
| Concerned about a friend | 12/27/2005 |
| Q: I have a guy friend that is or should I say was a devote catholic, and I and my family (which were ... A: It sounds as if the man is headed for disaster. A great deal of this is the result of the fact that ... | |
| Decent traditional Catholic Church | 12/13/2005 |
| Q: OK, here goes:- I was brought up technically a Roman Catholic(ie baptism/confirmation and the like) ... A: You are in a rapidly increasing group, which is not interested in the "New Order" service that has ... | |
| Anglican consecration by a Catholic priest | 12/9/2005 |
| Q: I have only been on allexperts 4 or 5 times and I have not asked this question before, so I must ask ... A: Sorry, the New Order is not Catholic. Even Pope Paul VI proclaimed this fact when he said in his ... | |
| Original New Testament text | 11/15/2005 |
| Q: Fr. I am discussing our Roman Catholic faith with a Mormon, He says that the Original New Testament ... A: We have no autograph manuscriptions for ANY ancient authors. That includes Cicero, Vergil, Plato, ... | |
| Works of Mercy | 11/4/2005 |
| Q: Father; I was "expounding" on the church teaching us to be merciful through the corporal and ... A: Yes, ultimately they derive from Scripture. Certainly by the time of St. Thomas Aquinas you find ... | |
| meditation or contemplation | 10/27/2005 |
| Q: sorry my english but i speak spanish, I´m reading Santa Teresa de Avila life and I have only one ... A: Meditation is thinking about spiritual matters. For example, one can take a passage of Scripture ... | |
| Confession and Holy Communion | 10/20/2005 |
| Q: I had been away from the Catholic Church for about 4 years, going to other churches because I felt ... A: Yes, if you are repentant. Not only did you miss the proper worship of God, but you engaged in ... | |
| OCD CATHOLIC | 10/19/2005 |
| Q: I have a continual fear. I am Obsessive-Compulsive and I would make vows like "I vow to the Holy ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| Don Quixote | 10/18/2005 |
| Q: Father, I'm reading Don Quixote and it looks like there are a lot of blaphemies in it. Cervantes ... A: Sorry to say, I have never read it. Most of my literary pursuits are in the classical period. The ... | |
| promises | 10/8/2005 |
| Q: what if I made a promise to God but did not go through with it? I made a promise never to masturbate ... A: Go to a traditional priest for confession and follow his spiritual advice. If you don't have a ... | |
| Marriage | 10/5/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can help me with this. How big of an issue is it that my fiancee and I have lived ... A: Too embarrassed to talk to your priest in confidence, but not too embarrased to live in sin? You ... | |
| Marriage | 9/27/2005 |
| Q: If someone's husband disappears or runs away, will the Church annul the marriage, or must she remain ... A: Many people do not understand what an annulment, or (more accurately) declaration of nullity, is. ... | |
| Latin Mass | 9/26/2005 |
| Q: There is a Catholic Church near by that doesn't seem to be connected to the diosises(?). The masses ... A: If the truth be told, those vernacular services that are frequently called "Masses" are really not ... | |
| vesting prayers for altar servers | 9/7/2005 |
| Q: could you tell me if there are any latin/ english vesting prayers for altar servers, a prayer for ... A: ADVICE TO ALTAR SERVERS By Fr. Moderator TRADITIO Traditional Roman ... | |
| Readings | 8/31/2005 |
| Q: I wanted to ask a follow up to the question about Sister Fastina and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. I ... A: As published, I am answering from the perspective of traditional Roman Catholicism, not from the ... | |
| Readings | 8/28/2005 |
| Q: I have been reading a lot about modern day message Jesus has given to either Catholic Saints or ... A: A local devotion under this title, which is associated with one Sr. Faustina and a chaplet ... | |
| Ordaining Women and/or homosexuals | 8/17/2005 |
| Q: I am currently doing a research paper on churches that ordain women and/or homosexuals. I have ... A: Your search must not have been very thorough, since there has been quite a lot of news recently ... | |
| Salvation | 8/15/2005 |
| Q: Will all non-Catholics/non-Christians be lost/go to Hell after death? A: It is easy to err on either side of theto believe that no one who is not a formal, ... | |
| father | 7/29/2005 |
| Q: Why do you call the piest father when the Bible says,call no man father? A: St. Matthew's Gospel (23:9/DR) contains the words: "And call none your father upon earth: ... | |
| catholic beleifs | 7/21/2005 |
| Q: Also I heard of something, i dont remeber exactly what it was but I think it is call abomination of ... A: This sounds like rather extreme dabbling in "end times" speculation. When His Apostles asked for a ... | |
| question | 7/10/2005 |
| Q: I was at a funeral sister and I was just wondering what it means when to be raised up on the last ... A: St. Paul, in his First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:16, writes: "Then we who are alive, ... | |
| the bible | 7/4/2005 |
| Q: What does the beast in the bible mean? A: All of these figures are best taken metaphorically, in a spiritual sense. However, some see the ... | |
| Infant Baptism | 7/1/2005 |
| Q: My husband's family is Catholic, and mine is not. I believe that his family is concerned that our ... A: There has to be a reasonable belief that the child would be raised in the true Faith. The situation ... | |
| Vatican II | 6/30/2005 |
| Q: I am doing a paper on Vatican II for a history class and have found a lot of information about ... A: WHAT IS THE AUTHORITY OF VATICAN II? TRADITIO is frequently asked whether Vatican II has ... | |
| question | 6/27/2005 |
| Q: What do we believe about the second coming. Do we believe in a doomsday when eueryone is suposed to ... A: No, the Second Coming is the occasion of the General Judgment, when Christ will come to judge the ... | |
| question | 6/24/2005 |
| Q: http://www.maitreya.org/english/Satsangs%201999+/satsang_2001.htm A: Your description is sufficient for me to say that this is certainly not Catholic and probably ... | |
| how islam started | 6/13/2005 |
| Q: I'm confused on the beginnings of Islam. I just heard that Their notion of god Allah is a different ... A: Of course, God is the same objectively for all. But you are correct in saying that the Mohammedans ... | |
| Virgin Mary | 6/5/2005 |
| Q: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. How ... A: You are using an English paraphrase of the passage. The Bible was not written in English. The word ... | |
| advice | 6/4/2005 |
| Q: Helo my name is ryan and i am 15 i am realy woried i maybe a bisexual or homosexual . I want 2 have ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| sspx | 5/28/2005 |
| Q: Father - can Roman Catholics attend sspx masses and remain within the church? if so, under what ... A: Absolutely. The SSPX preserves the Apostolic Roman Mass of two millennia, the only Mass that was ... | |
| what is? | 5/25/2005 |
| Q: what is evangelical prophecy, do we belive it it? are there catholics that try to interpret ... A: The Catholic's focus is to know, love, and serve God in this world, so as to merit the Beatific ... | |
| Traditional Catholicism | 5/15/2005 |
| Q: Fr. Moderator -- I have heard various terms associated with an older form of our faith. Can you ... A: I would consider those terms wanting. The Traditional Latin Mass, Sacraments, Faith, and morals are ... | |
| POPE | 4/19/2005 |
| Q: I understand that the catholic church has in past had three popes from Africa,were these popes black ... A: In the early Church, northern Africa was part of the Roman Empire and is not to be confused with ... | |
| recieving communion | 4/12/2005 |
| Q: Moderator, I have a question regarding a person who is married but not through the church. This ... A: What you have relayed sounds quite mixed up. You indicate that she may be living in a state of sin ... | |
| about prophecy | 3/30/2005 |
| Q: she has a page full of visions that she predicted that have already happend. The visions on are on ... A: Christ Himself warned about this kind of thing. You will find it in the Acts of the Apostles, ... | |
| Birth Control | 3/20/2005 |
| Q: Father, I have 4 children (3 via c-section) and was diagnosed with a uterine condition which makes ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| do catholics believe in this? | 3/19/2005 |
| Q: cause i was looking for somthing and there some people that are having many vision and many of them ... A: In the Acts of the Apostles, we are told that it is not proper for us to worry about the end of the ... | |
| St. Januarius, St. Gennaro | 3/16/2005 |
| Q: I´ve heard lots of things regarding the miracle of St. Gennaro. Does the church describes it as a ... A: The existence of God is proven not by "miracles," but by the reason and faith. The most ... | |
| - | 3/15/2005 |
| Q: Moderator! Do you think that life in celibacy is a higher calling than married life. Why virginity ... A: Celibacy and virginity have always been prized in the Church. This is Scriptural. One can find it ... | |
| catholic answers | 3/9/2005 |
| Q: do we catholics believe in the 3 days of darkness? A: Not sure what the reference is there. There is something similar in the mystical literature, but of ... | |
| chastity | 3/5/2005 |
| Q: Moderator! Some time ago i asked the priest if this would be better, according to him, to abolish ... A: In the NEW Covenant, celibacy is a more honorable state than marriage. This is clear from ... | |
| Torah and Prophetical writings | 3/3/2005 |
| Q: I am a deaconate student and this question was asked in one of our small discussion group. From the ... A: As a Catholic, you shouldn't be assimilating Hebrew practices into your Christian life. The veil of ... | |
| marriage | 3/1/2005 |
| Q: if some 1 was homosexual orientation or only attracted to the same sex and they married the opposite ... A: This is in the nature of a question pertaining to a specific case and would not be appropriate for ... | |
| Mary Magdalene | 2/11/2005 |
| Q: MyDid a Mary Magdalene truly exist and if so who was she, according to christian teachings. thank ... A: Mary Magdalen is referred to in all four Gospels. Traditionally, she is identified as a penitent, ... | |
| water added to the wine before the consecration | 2/10/2005 |
| Q: A while ago I read some place that a bit of water added to the wine prior to the consecration of the ... A: No, it wouldn't be invalid, but gravely sinful if done deliberately. I assume that you are speaking ... | |
| marriage | 2/8/2005 |
| Q: Why does Paul say several times in Corinthians that it is not always good to look for a wife and get ... A: The Church holds, in accordance with Apostolic teaching, that virginity is a holier state than ... | |
| Traditional Catholic | 2/7/2005 |
| Q: I attended private Catholic school in the 50's for eight years. The mass was in Latin. Then the ... A: The worship of God is not a Chinese menu, one from column A and one from column B. There is true ... | |
| morality | 2/1/2005 |
| Q: what of all we did was just kiss on the lips and talk? and what is an ocassion of sin? is an an ... A: Sounds like you need spiritual guidance on this, which should properly be sought from your ... | |
| morality | 1/31/2005 |
| Q: well, my and my girlfriend, went into a jacuzzi together for romantic evening, then during the ... A: These intimacies are for the sanctity of marriage, not to be entered into for light reasons. ... | |
| bodies | 1/23/2005 |
| Q: What will be the purpose of having bodies at the resurrection? A: Man by nature is composed of body and soul, unlike the Holy Angels, who are spirit (soul) alone. ... | |
| Bible Church | 1/16/2005 |
| Q: I am a Catholic and a very strong Catholic. I go to mass daily and pray throughout the day including ... A: Yes, it is a contravention of the First Commandment. You are risking your Faith by exposing ... | |
| catholic traditions on marriage | 1/12/2005 |
| Q: Im a devoted catholic. And I only started to follow my faith Easter 2004 after seeing a young man ... A: Without knowing all the facts, I cannot say for sure, but I must assume that you are not speaking ... | |
| Tarot Cards | 1/4/2005 |
| Q: Father, my 17 yr old daughter recently became interested in tarot cards. I bought her a deck of ... A: One must be careful about the occult. It may seem innocuous at first, but it has a real possibility ... | |
| The Mass | 12/6/2004 |
| Q: I am a Secondary School teacher in Gloucestershire, England. I have been asked to explain the ... A: Things have substance (their essence) and appeareances (their accidents). For example, H20 can be ... | |
| history and blasphemy | 11/27/2004 |
| Q: I have come to the conclusion that jesus in the gospels is God. Theirs one thing stopping me, did ... A: There are extra-biblical sources, from the secular sources, which speak of Christ, including the ... | |
| Christ and Judaism | 10/31/2004 |
| Q: Fr. Moderator, Hello. If Christ was, supposedly, Jewish, why are Christians not following the ... A: Because Christ, the Messias, came to institute the *New* Covenant. The Judaic period was merely one ... | |
| Old Testament Question | 10/2/2004 |
| Q: Are the stories of Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark etc literally true? I remeber being told by a Priest ... A: According to St. Augustine, it is not necessary to take such things as literally true, but to accept ... | |
| Cof E Catholic Communion | 9/23/2004 |
| Q: I would like to know why a confirmed member of the Church of England can not partake in holy ... A: Anglicans are Protestants and are heretics from the true Faith. It was determined long ago that ... | |
| Missale Romanum | 9/19/2004 |
| Q: When the Novus Ordo was promulgated in 1969, what was said about the Tridentine Rite ie was it ... A: That quotation you cite hardly indicates that the Traditional Latin Mass is "forbidden." As a ... | |
| heaven | 9/16/2004 |
| Q: What will be our purpose in heaven, like will we progress to become more perfect? A: Your merit in heaven is dependent entirely upon how you lived your earthly life. All in heaven see ... | |
| Papal Hierarchy | 9/15/2004 |
| Q: Father, I'm having trouble understanding the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. The way I understand ... A: You're mixing apples and oranges. It isn't a matter of "hierarchy," but of function when it comes ... | |
| meatless friday's | 9/12/2004 |
| Q: is true that we must still obstain from eating meat on fridays? A: Explicit mention is made of the practice of abstaining from fleshmeat on Fridays in a document from ... | |
| Sacraments | 9/2/2004 |
| Q: My son has divorced for a couple years. Does that mean he will never be able to receive the ... A: Civil divorce is sometimes necessary as a civil matter (for financial considerations, protection of ... | |
| baptism | 8/25/2004 |
| Q: According to the book, Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1272 & 1280, a person may be ... A: Assuming proper form, matter, and intention, the first baptism would have been valid. It is a grave ... | |
| Saved? | 8/19/2004 |
| Q: , I was born catholic and raised but their are somethings i can't understand but i've heard ... A: The doctrinal phrase "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus" (Outside the Church there is No ... | |
| Blessing for Holy Oil | 8/17/2004 |
| Q: I have been told that the new Blessings for Holy Water and Salt and Oil has been "watered down" ... A: The three Holy Oils are traditionally consecrated on Maundy Thursday at the Mass celebrated by the ... | |
| keep holy the sabbath | 8/1/2004 |
| Q: I am a housewife and for a couple of years, I have been keeping Sunday holy in a special way. Not by ... A: Your practice is more in accordance with the God-given purpose of Sundays. However, you will ... | |
| The Whore of Babylon | 7/15/2004 |
| Q: A protestant I know has said to me that the Whore of Babylon is the Roman Catholic Church. I read ... A: It couldn't very well be a reference to the "Roman Catholic Church," since that didn't exist in that ... | |
| Birth Control In The Catholic Church | 7/14/2004 |
| Q: I have a friend that claims to be Catholic but says his church teaches him to use birth control. I ... A: There are many conterfeits hanging about in the Church of the New Order, that is, the Church that ... | |
| non catholic Christian communion | 7/11/2004 |
| Q: In a Catholic mass the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. In a non ... A: There is no such thing as a "non-Catholic mass." Only the traditional Mass of the Roman Rite (and a ... | |
| Holy Blood, Holy Grail | 7/6/2004 |
| Q: Greetings from Texas! I have no doubt that you are familiar with the book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail ... A: Shades of the DaVinci Code! There are too many of these pot-boilers nowadays to keep track of. ... | |
| I recently wrote to that questions... | 6/22/2004 |
| Q: I recently wrote to that questions column in the Wanderer, asking if the two following cases which ... A: You are correct about The Wanderer. It is affiliated with the Church of the New Order not the ... | |
| Holy Catholic Church | 6/21/2004 |
| Q: Greetings! Recently I came upon this Christian organization called the Holy Catholic Church ... A: That is just another wing of the Church of the New Order, the post-conciliar Newchurch that has been ... | |
| apostolic succession & holy orders | 6/19/2004 |
| Q: Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox and Anglican Churches also claim apostolic ... A: The Roman, Eastern Orthodox, and Old Catholic churches retain a valid Apostolic Succession, and ... | |
| interpretation | 6/16/2004 |
| Q: i know that the catholic church is the interpreter of the holy bible. does that mean that there is ... A: No, it does not. What is referred to is Sacred Tradition of the Church, the second font of public ... | |
| cremation | 6/15/2004 |
| Q: Is it more biblical for a Christian's body to be buried or cremated after death? Will the choice, in ... A: Cremation is an unCatholic form of disposing of the body after death. By traditional canon ... | |
| holy saturday | 6/8/2004 |
| Q: What happened to Jesus and where was his soul/spirit between his cruxifixion and his resurrection? ... A: This is just another example of how translations can be so misleading. That is why the Church uses ... | |
| unforgivable sin | 6/5/2004 |
| Q: What exactly is the "unforgivable sin" mentioned in Mark, Luke and Matthew? And how such a sin exist ... A: It is persistent rejection of the mercy of God. Without that, there can be no salvation. Belief in ... | |
| Sin | 5/26/2004 |
| Q: Moderator, Does the Church consider the interrupted coitus in the marriage the heavy sin? If yes, ... A: Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to ... | |
| Communion | 5/21/2004 |
| Q: Can non-Catholic Christians, such as Protestants, Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox, receive Communion ... A: Absolutely not. The groups you mention are in formal, declared heresy or schism from the true Faith ... | |
| The New Testament in Latin and Greek. | 5/4/2004 |
| Q: I've been a Catholic all 23 years of my life, but was never interested very much in the Bible until ... A: The only text accepted as authentic by the Roman Catholic Church is St. Jerome's Vulgate. This is ... | |
| Hello, How are you today.... | 4/27/2004 |
| Q: How are you today. I was wonderering since the Sabbath is on Saturday and God said that the Sabbath ... A: You are thinking Old Covenant. You will find in New Testament Scripture that the Lord's Day was ... | |
| Confraternity? | 4/26/2004 |
| Q: About 10 years ago I was enrolled in something, and I hope you can help me figure out what. A girl ... A: What you are describing is the Miraculous Medal, which goes back to the 19th century and St. Labore. ... | |
| The Passion of the Christ | 4/24/2004 |
| Q: Moderator, I presume that like me, you have seen Mel Gibson's film. One review I read said that it ... A: I can't because I don't concur with the implication of the review. Remember, most of these contrary ... | |
| Duration of Lent | 4/10/2004 |
| Q: What day is considered the LAST day of Lent? Is it Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday? or Holy Saturday? ... A: The last day of Lent is Holy Saturday. The First Mass of Easter in the traditional rite occurs ... | |
| theology and texts | 4/9/2004 |
| Q: What are the main texts of the Catholic faith other then the bible? A: Nothing is as authoritative as Sacred Scripture, as that is inspired. Other works that are ... | |
| mortal sin | 4/8/2004 |
| Q: My name is Caitlin and I'm 19 years old. I have a question about mortal sin and salvation. I've ... A: Yes, disorientation of the purposes of the human faculties that God gave us is a serious matter. ... | |
| married outside the church | 4/5/2004 |
| Q: I was married outside the church 35 years ago my husband is baptized Lutheren. My three chrildren ... A: It isn't a question of "blessing" (I don't know where that concept came from. The question is that ... | |
| people | 4/3/2004 |
| Q: Why doesn't the church have a missionary program like those of the mormons and jehovahs witnesses? ... A: It is, but, more important, it is YOUR obligation as a baptized Catholic, by your own example and ... | |
| Latin Mass | 3/20/2004 |
| Q: Here is a quote from a text called THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASS SINCE 1960 ... A: feminized counterfeit of "the most beautiful thing this side of heaven," as Fr. Faber called it. ... | |
| Alcohol | 3/17/2004 |
| Q: Father, i am an alcoholc trying to quit. I will get help and figure this out. I go to confession ... A: Some questions are of a highly individual nature that it would not be possible to discuss by E-mail. ... | |
| Passion Questions | 3/8/2004 |
| Q: I am a 34 year old Catholic who over the past 10 years or so have had a so called "faith crisis". It ... A: The sacrifice of Christ was elevated because at the same time He took on humanity throught the ... | |
| How fulfilling is your job | 2/25/2004 |
| Q: I am a high school student contemplating joining the priesthood. I am especially excited by ... A: There is a list of traditional seminaries in the Traditional Directory at ... | |
| Confessionals | 2/24/2004 |
| Q: Why do you have to go to a confessional and ask a father to bless you when you can go straight to ... A: Because you can't go straight to the Lord to ask for forgiveness in the ordinary case. He Himself ... | |
| During lent we do not eat... | 2/17/2004 |
| Q: During lent we do not eat meat on Fridays, but as a child growing up every Friday was meatless. How ... A: Explicit mention is made of the practice of abstaining from fleshmeat on Fridays in a ... | |
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