| Subject | Date Asked |
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| "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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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," ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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; ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| "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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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) ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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" ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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). ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| "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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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; ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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" ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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) ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| "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." ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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: ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| - | 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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, ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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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