There are possible reasons why Genesis records people living much longer than they do today. The book of Genesis can be confusing to the modern reader for many reasons. The…
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What do I do if I drop the Eucharist? If the Holy Eucharist falls on the floor, you should pick it up right away. Picking it up in a reverent…
How do you dispose of an old Bible? Disposing of an old bible is a sensitive thing. Throwing it in the garbage just feels wrong right? As is the case…
The main sources of our familiar artistic depictions of St. Joseph are, interestingly, not canonical. The Patron of the Universal Church, Saint Joseph, is rarely mentioned in the Gospels. The…
While the prayer is essentially straight from the Bible, Christians did not put the two verses together until the 11th century. In the Gospel of Luke, we find the two…
Why do we use our right hand instead of our left hand to make the sign of the cross? In Part, One of the reasons the right hand is used…
What does it mean to have a Mass “offered” for someone? By Mass intention, an individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several reasons: for example, in…
QUESTION: I am saddened when I see a large number of people leaving our parish church immediately after receiving Holy Communion. I always believed we were to stay until we…
Ashes have a long tradition in the Catholic Church, finding its roots in the Old Testament. Ash Wednesday in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church is focused, not…
St. Luke the Evangelist is described as a “physician” and used medical terms in his Gospel. Credited as writing one of the four Gospels, St. Luke is often described…
