This week, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that lists within Catholic teaching — such as the nine choirs of angels, seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit — are more ...
Question: I have a question about the so-called good thief. Both Matthew and Luke say that he, like the bad thief and other bystanders who mocked Our Lord on the cross, verbally rebuked and abused ...
A reader asks: “Does the Church give any guidance about what hymns or worship music can/should be used at Mass?” Monsignor Charles Pope answers that while Catholic Hymnals used in our parishes require ecclesiastical approval ...
This week, a reader asks if it is OK to be addicted to cell phones or coffee. Monsignor Charles Pope answers that excessive use of phones or materials items, or overconsumption of food or drink ...
In this week’s column, Monsignor Charles Pope addresses the tradition and practice of chapel veils, explaining that it is no longer required for women to veil their heads during Mass but that some choose to ...
Holding hands during the Our Father seems to have emerged from AA meetings, where it remains a common practice today writes Msgr. Charles Pope in this week’s Pastoral Answers. That’s why it was associated with ...
A reader asks: “How can we distinguish between those who are apostates from those who are schismatic or heretical?” Monsignor Charles Pope explains that these terms are related in the sense that they are all ...
The Catholic Church teaches that God is the author of Scripture, that they are inspired by the Holy Spirit and teach the truth of God, and the Gospels are accurate accounts of Christ’s life. However, ...
A reader asks if his priest’s pottery or porcelain chalice is OK to use during Mass. Monsignor Charles Pope responds that several key documents from Rome speak to the norms for the chalice and other ...
Because “soul” means the life-giving principle of a living thing, we must hold that God does not have or need a life-giving principle since he is existence itself. He is simple, undivided and, though ...
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