Is There a ‘Hierarchy of Love’?
In January, Vice President JD Vance was in the news regarding his interpretation of St. Augustine of Hippo’s expression ordo amoris (order of love or hierarchy of love).
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Avoiding Public Prayer
My 49-year-old daughter left the Catholic Church several years ago. She loves praying by herself to God the Father but avoids public prayer. How can she not recognize Jesus’ presence in the Blessed Sacrament?
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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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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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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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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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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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