Ask a Franciscan

If a person commits adultery and then goes to confession, does that person have to ask forgiveness from his or her spouse?

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?

I find the infant Jesus and the adult Jesus very approachable. When I think of God the Father, however, I am very afraid.

I have believed in St. Christopher and carried a medal of him for over 40 years. Now I have heard that the Catholic Church no longer considers him a saint. Is that true?

Please explain in simple language the concept of the kingdom of God. What Jesus means by the expression the kingdom of God is accepting God’s values as trustworthy and enough, not needing any “improvements,” as we often describe them.

Who decreed that all clergy and the majority of the many orders of brothers and sisters must wear black?