Q: I have always been troubled by the story of Our Lord and the Canaanite woman who asks Jesus to cure her daughter, and he

Q: If God is omniscient, and so knows everything, why do we pray about problems happening now or about something that may happen in the

Q: I am an elderly person, and I remember having to fulfill the Easter Duty. Does that still apply? My younger relatives look at me

Q: I am from Maine and our new priest who has told us that Catholics can join the Masons. He says the Masons have changed.

Q: Being elderly, I attend a good number of funerals. I am surprised at the number of cremations. When did the church start allowing cremation?

In invoking our Lord’s name with reverential faith, one is turning to Him and imploring His divine assistance. 

Before addressing the morality of “sex change” operations, or what is more formally termed “sexual reassignment,” we need to first call to mind the fundamental moral foundation governing this issue. Each person is a precious human being made in God’s image and likeness with both a body and a soul.