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There seems to be a push to return to the Latin Mass and all its implications. Our parish has become very divided when this was imposed on us with refusal of Communion in the hand, reintroduction of Communion rails, and ...

My wife and I do not feel comfortable discussing this with our parish priest and hope you can provide some guidance. As cradle Catholics, we find it very difficult to continue in our Catholic faith because of repeated reports of ...

I have a very rare and painful illness that has left me handicapped. I have trouble finding rides to doctors' offices and to church. Consequently, I feel very disconnected from my parish in which I once served as a catechist ...

Why does a baptized adult have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? Such a person may already know almost everything about the Catholic religion, its prayers, and the Ten Commandments.

Why doesn't the Catholic Church encourage its members to establish small groups for Bible study? Aren't many Catholics joining nondenominational churches to go deeper into their faith and have a closer connection with other believers?

My wife and I are both seriously ill and have been since we married 14 years ago. Now her medications have stopped working, and we are meeting with the doctors. I'm currently very angry and questioning God's plan. I don't ...