In the fall of 1993, Father William P. Saunders penned the first of many articles, “What is Apologetics?” for “Straight Answers,” a catechetical column that ran in the Catholic Herald for 15 years.
Pope Francis will declare Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero as saints Oct. 14
Variations of Death with Dignity Laws or End of Life Options Acts have been enacted by eight legislatures throughout the country: California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
Who wrote the Gospels? – A reader in Springfield To answer this question we must first be clear on how the Gospels were formed and
The Da Vinci Code talks about the gnostic gospels. What are the gnostic gospels? – A reader in Potomac Falls Recall Straight Answers’ response last
I had a discussion with a friend of mine who read The Da Vinci Code who said that St. Mary Magdalene was neither a sinner
What are origins of Ash Wednesday and the use of ashes? ? A reader in Triangle The liturgical use of ashes originated in Old Testament
Q: I recently learned that the feast of Corpus Christi was inspired by a Eucharistic miracle. Can you please give more details about this? – A reader in Springfield
Q: (The) Catholic Herald had an article about the May Crowning at St. William of York (Church) in Stafford. (When I was) growing up, my
Q: In the Catholic Herald (April 23-29), there was the article, “Personal, intimate devotion to Mary.” I was surprised to read Father Majorano’s comment, “The
