Category: Bulletin Articles

Bulletin Q&A Article; Published 12-17-23: How are things going with Fr. Jean and the clinic in the Congo? This question didn’t actually show up in the question box, but many people have stopped me and asked for an update on the work of the Friends of the Congo, Inc.. For those who do not know… Continue reading Congo Update

Bulletin Q&A Article; Published 12-3-23: What is the “rapture” that other faiths believe will come? The term rapture actually comes from the Catholic Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. It has been borrowed and misused by a small group of Protestants. In 1 Thessalonians 4:17 we find the Latin word rapiemur. If you insert the… Continue reading The Rapture?

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 11-19-23: What about the sixth precept of the Church? Or the seventh, or the tenth? In researching my recent article on the precepts of the Church, I ran across references to various lists of precepts from the past. One had six precepts, one had seven, and one even listed ten. I… Continue reading Precepts Revisited

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 11-12-23: I prefer to be laid to rest in a Catholic cemetery, but if not, what are the Church’s views on public cemeteries or scattered ashes? As outlined in the bulletin a few weeks ago, from November 2 to November 8, there was an opportunity to gain a plenary indulgence for… Continue reading Catholic Cemeteries

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 11-5-23: Would you please list and discuss the five precepts of the Church? This is an interesting request because we don’t often talk about the precepts of the Church, but we should. The Catechism states: “The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to… Continue reading Precepts of the Church

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 10-29-23: In the Bible where it states that individuals lived to be hundreds of years old, is that accurate? In the 90th Psalm we hear: “Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty, if we are strong; Most of them are toil and sorrow; they pass quickly, and we are… Continue reading Biblical Old Age

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 10-22-23: The sign that we make prior to the gospel being read is called what? What is the meaning and what is the prayer that we say as we make a cross on our forehead, lips and heart? In the General Instruction on the Roman Missal (often referred to as the… Continue reading Signing Before the Gospel

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 10-15-23: Regarding fasting one hour prior to Mass, I have always found it a bit confusing.. Does the one hour fast prior to Holy Communion mean one hour from the start of Mass, or one hour prior to Communion? When I was a child, the rule on fasting before Holy Communion… Continue reading Eucharistic Fast

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 10-8-23: The Bible tells of visitations of angels to many people. There is no mention of the angels having wings. Do angels have wings? Also, what happens to our guardian angels once we die? Recently we have had two days honoring angels, the Archangels on September 29 and our Guardian Angels… Continue reading Do Angels Have Wings?

Bulletin Q&A Article, published 10-1-23: Did Mary physically die, or did she only “fall asleep”? What is Church teaching on this? This is a difficult question to answer with certainty because there does not seem to be a definitive teaching on the matter. Let’s first look at what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has… Continue reading Did Mary Die?