May 11, 2020
Suffering for Animals
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
If someone actually suffers from caring about animals and their plight in the world, does this do any good?
Was Samuel Really Conjured Up?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
In 1 Samuel 28:8-18, Saul asks the witch of Endor to conjure up the prophet Samuel. When she does, Samuel appears and tells Saul that he will lose a battle against the Philistines the following day. Did Samuel really appear?
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Mothers and Holiness
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
Most new saints are either priests or women who belonged to religious communities. Which of the most recent saints is a wife and a mother?
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Can Drums Be Used at Mass?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
According to one of my friends, the rules for celebrating Mass state that drums cannot be used with other musical instruments or with singers. Is that true?
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When Prayers Are Answered ‘No’
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
Jesus told the apostles: “Whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it” (Jn 14:13–14). How can ...
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Is the Church the ‘Pillar of Truth’?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
One Catholic evangelist on TV is very fond of describing the Catholic Church as the “pillar of truth.” Doesn’t that make the Catholic Church greater than the Bible? Where in the Bible is the Church described that way?
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Where Can I Find Patron Saint Lists?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
Is there a publication that lists the saints and their patronages?
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