May 9, 2020
What Is Required of Godparents?
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 models?
The Heroic Act
Many years ago, as a child of 11 or 12, I read a book on Fatima. At the end of the book was a pledge called a heroic act where persons pledged to give all the indulgences they earned during ...
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What Advice Can I Give?
My daughter-in-law’s brother is in a committed gay relationship and is going to be the father of a child carried by a woman who will allow the two men to adopt the baby.
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A Scary Prayer for a Child
As a child, I was taught to pray: “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” If this ...
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Beginnings of Human Life
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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Catholics and Prenuptial Agreements
Please clarify what the church teaches about prenuptial agreements and why.
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Is Giving Annulments Justified?
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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