A reader asks: “The Book of Wisdom says, ‘For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, ...
A reader asks: “Why are so many afflicted by demons today? It seems the number is up. But, from my perspective, I know many people who are decent people and can’t understand why God allows ...
A reader asks, “What were the urim and the thummim? The Bible mentions that the Old Testament priests used them but doesn’t seem to say what they were or how they were used.” In his ...
A reader tells Msgr. Charles Pope that their pastor forbid parents and others from taking pictures during their children’s first Communion Mass. She asks, “Is such a rule common or permitted by the Church?” Msgr. ...
A reader asks: Why do you have the sacrifice of the Mass since the Letter to the Hebrews says that “there is no more offering for sin”? Are you not saying that sacrifices need to ...
A reader asks: “In all the current discussions of denying Communion I have not seen any examples. Can you give any modern day examples of who is actually denied Communion?” In his latest column, Monsignor ...
Monsignor Charles Pope answers a question about what languages Jesus spoke, particularly if he knew Latin. Monsignor Pope explains that “The daily language of Jesus would surely have been Aramaic. The ancient Hebrew of the ...
A reader asks: “Is not the slavery of the Bible different from the slavery of the Americas?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope unpacks the difference between slaves and stolen persons as explained in ...
A reader asks: “I have heard a few times that an alarming percentage of Catholics don’t know that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. This is arguably the most important belief that Catholics should ...
A reader writes: “My spouse, who is an Evangelical, says that Catholics believe the Church rather than the Bible. She thinks the only source of authority is the Bible and that it is wrong to ...
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