Q. We live in a rural area with several small churches of various denominations. For many years during Lent and Advent, weekly ecumenical services have been […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Ecumenical services/ Catholics and tithing
Father Kenneth Doyle: Fear of confession/ Parish territorial requirements
I have always had a great fear of confession. Once I got in there, I would be so scared that I would just say the first thing I could think of, in order to get it over with. As a result, I have never really made a good confession in my entire life.
Churches among those swept up in Pokemon Go craze
Since its release in the United States July 6, Pokemon Go has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. In the first week, the mobile game attracted nearly […]
How can I prepare better for my liturgical ministry at church?
Q. I have been an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion for many years. Sometimes I find my ministry becoming just one more thing to do, and […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Skipping the Confiteor/ Priests and family counseling
Q. I have noticed that more often than not, the Confiteor (“I confess”) is skipped at Mass, and the priest or deacon goes right into the […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Purgatory and the good thief/ Weddings during Lent
Q. As I understand purgatory, it is a place where a cleansing is done, even if we have received the sacrament of anointing of the sick […]
Bishop Robert Barron: How Strange is the Cross
Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion is one of the most stimulating and thought-provoking books of theology that I have read in the past ten years.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Names at holy Communion/ Conversion of Islam
How is it that some people who give out Communion say your name before they say “the body of Christ,” but not everyone gets called by name?