Praying for a ‘Happy Death’
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 12, 2020
Is it all right to ask God to give someone a happy death?
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Sharing the Word for June 12, 2020
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 12, 2020
The bond of marriage is one of the most sacred bonds and contract any two people can make. Successful, loving marriages just don’t happen by chance. They demand hard work. And over time that can be a real challenge.
How Can Anyone Pray ‘Always’?
Richard Rohr, OFM
June 11, 2020
Prayer is saying “yes” to the paschal mystery at work in all things.
The Holy Family’s Arrival in Nazareth
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 11, 2020
According to Luke, the Holy Family went to Nazareth a little more than 40 days after Jesus was born. Matthew’s Gospel suggests it may have been several years later. Which was it?
‘Is Every Encyclical Infallible?’
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 11, 2020
I know that the pope’s infallibility is not a personal trait but is part of his office as the successor of St. Peter. Even so, is every encyclical infallible?
Widowed Deacons
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 11, 2020
A Catholic neighbor recently told me her parish priest said that if a deacon’s wife dies, the Church forbids him from marrying again. What is the reasoning behind this Church ruling?
Mary as ‘Mirror of Justice’
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 11, 2020
I pray the rosary and the Litany of Loreto daily for world peace and the end of abortion. What does the litany’s invocation ‘mirror of justice’ mean?
Are the Knights of Columbus Anti-gay?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 11, 2020
Q. I recently heard that the Knights of Columbus spent over $500,000 on anti-gay literature. Where is this hatred of gays coming from? Also, can my local pastor refuse me Communion at Mass if I tell him that I am a member of Call to Action?
Returning to the Catholic Church
Barbara Beckwith
June 11, 2020
Whenever a lost sheep returns to the fold, there is much rejoicing in heaven. But when the president of the Evangelical Theological Society returns to the Catholic Church, shouts can be heard throughout the universe.
Sharing the Word for June 11, 2020
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
June 11, 2020
Jesus talks about the importance of being on good terms with our neighbor. Any antipathy to our neighbor is a capital offense. Love for our neighbor sometimes can even take precedence over the defense of our own rights.