Was Samuel Really Conjured Up?
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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Why Doesn’t the Church Rule on Stigmatics?
In one of your columns, you mentioned in passing that the church does not rule on stigmatics. Why is that?
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Mothers and Holiness
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?
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’
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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Ask a Franciscan: Is the Church the ‘Pillar of Truth’?
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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