Q: I think more people would celebrate the feast of St. Cloud, our diocesan patron, on Sept. 7, if they knew more about him. Can you […]
What message does the life of St. Cloud have for us today?
Father Kenneth Doyle: Keeping Lord’s day holy/ Positives in the church
I write to ask for guidelines on the Third Commandment — keeping holy the Lord’s day. I do not consider some of the things that I do to be work — cooking, for example, minor cleanups, mowing, trimming, weeding. Does the church look upon all chores as work?
Father Kenneth Doyle: Free to marry?/ Scolding from pulpit
Q. I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served as an altar boy for several years. About 12 years […]
World Youth Day 2016: Source of Hope
When I arrived in Kraków for the 2016 World Youth Day, I was pretty exhausted, having left Los Angeles some fifteen hours earlier and having had to change planes in Munich. But I was enthused as I approached my first appointment right in the heart of the Old City.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Ecumenical services/ Catholics and tithing
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: 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 […]