Category: Bulletin Articles

Bulletin Q&A Bulletin Article published 10-23-22: What is a soul? I have not been receiving many questions in the

Bulletin Q&A Article published 10-16-22: Must we make the Sign of the Cross with the right hand, or is it okay to use the left hand? The Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite gives this instruction for priests making the sign of the cross:

Bulletin Q&A Article published 9-25-22: I sometimes feel like a hypocrite. I pray that I will recognize Jesus in my fellow man but have no trouble passing by the hitchhiker or the panhandler. I feel danger in picking up a hitchhiker and figure the panhandler will go off and buy a bottle of booze. How… Continue reading Feeling Like a Hypocrite

Bulletin Q&A published 9-18-22: Who are the Knights Templar? After Mass last week, a couple stopped me with a question. They had a small medal with a Latin inscription:

Bulletin Q&A article published 9-11-22: Is it a sin to go out to a restaurant for a meal on Sunday? The Third Commandment is: “Remember the Sabbath day—keep it holy. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God. You shall not… Continue reading Is Dining Out on Sunday Sinful?

Bulletin Q&A published 9-4-22: In extreme cases, can a lay person conduct a wedding? This is a very interesting question because we first must stop and consider what we mean by

Bulletin Q&A published 8-28-22: Is it wrong to have lengthy conversations (before mass) in the church? The General Instruction on the Roman Missal answers this one pretty clearly for us.

Bulletin Q&A published 8-21-22: How should religious articles such as Bibles, missals, and rosaries be disposed of when they are tattered, worn beyond use, or broken? What about palms given out on Palm Sunday? Disposing of religious articles, especially blessed or consecrated articles, is a serious issue to consider. Canon Law states:

Bulletin Q&A published 8-14-22: What is the Church

Bulletin Q&A published 8-7-22: Is a monk a priest or a brother? And what is a friar? This is a much more involved question than it first appears. In general there are three states of life for members of the Church: clergy, religious, and laity. The clergy consists of men who have been ordained, i.e.… Continue reading Monk Question