May 9, 2020
What Is the Curse of Ham?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
What can you tell me about the curse that Noah placed on his son Ham? What about Ham’s brothers, Shem and Japheth? Where is this story in the Bible?
Give Up Something Else for Lent?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
The Church decided that Catholics could eat meat on Fridays outside Lent. As I remember, there was a slight catch: We were to give up something else.
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How to Count Tithing
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
A Protestant relative says that we must always give 10 percent even if that means not paying certain bills. I do not agree.
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What Is Required of Godparents?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
What are the requirements for being a godparent? Do both godparents have to be Catholic? Must there be a man and a woman? Can godparents be changed later if the first ones turn out not to be very good role ...
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Is Giving Annulments Justified?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Where does the church get authority to give annulments to remarry? I do not think that humans have the right to change God’s law.
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Catholics and Prenuptial Agreements
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Please clarify what the church teaches about prenuptial agreements and why.
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Beginnings of Human Life
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
The Catholic Church teaches that we have a body and a soul. When do we receive our souls? Is it at the moment of conception?
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