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Previous Questions and Answers

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
What is Spiritual Direction done by a priest?

JESUS DESCENDED INTO HELL?
Can you please explain the phrase 'Jesus descended into Hell' from the Apostle's Creed...

SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRAIGE
Is living with someone you love and being intimate without being married a mortal or venial sin?...

SO MANY ROSARIES
I appreciate this service. My question is: I have so many rosaries that I want to use them all. I read somewhere it is best to concentrate on using only one. What is best?

WHY MUST I CONFESS MY SINS TO A PRIEST
I have just a few questions. I believe in God and would like to attend Roman Catholic Church again I'm just not sure if I can because there are some things I don't believe in that the Church does....

EXCOMMUNICATION...
If I've committed a sin and the penalty is automatic excommunication and I didn't realize the penalty was automatic excommunication but I knew it was a sin and now I regret it and want to go to...

WHY CAN'T WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR DEAD LOVED ONES...
We believe in the Holy Spirit. We believe in the apparitions of Mary. We believe in the angels & the saints. Why does the church not condone the use of a psychic to communicate with the spirits...

CALL NO MAN FATHER....
In Matthew 23:9 it clearly says "Call no man Father" .Aren't we violating this command of Jesus by calling our priests Father so and so? ...

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION...
My marriage was annulled in 2015, am I able to receive Holy Communion? ...

READING THE BIBLE IN A YEAR...
Sunday at the homily, the Deacon held up a Bible that was organized to read in one year. Where can I get that? ...

WOMEN PRIESTS...
Why doesn't the Catholic Church allow women to be priests? ...

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A FEAST AND A SOLEMNITY...
What is the difference between a "feast" and a "solemnity" and why are some days "ordinary" and some days not? ...

QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPER POSTURE AT MASS...
During the "Our Father" prayer, are we suppose to hold hands? While replying "And With Your Spirit", are we suppose to lift our hands?...

QUESTION ABOUT ANNULMENT FOR A NON-CATHOLIC...
Our son, who is Catholic, wants to marry a non-Catholic woman who has been married and divorced. Does the non-catholic need an annulment?...

QUESTION ABOUT CONFESSING AN ABORTION...
What are the rules for confessing abortion? I was talked into an one many years ago and I don't know if I understand all the rules for confessing this, and don't know who to ask. Does it have to be...

WHO INSPIRED ST. LUKE TO WRITE?...
On the feast of St. Luke, a parishioner wants to know what inspired him to write...

CAN NON-CATHOLICS BE MARRIED IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH?...
My son is Catholic. My future daughter in law is Methodist. Can they get married at St. Luke?...

I AM MARRIED OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH, WHAT DO I DO?...
I have not completely left the faith, still attend mass regularly. I do not receive communion, because I was married but not in the church. I was wondering what would be my steps to being able to...

WILL WE KNOW IF A LOVED ONE IS IN HELL IF WE GO TO HEAVEN?...
The parable about the beggar Lazarus and the rich man told in Luke 16, indicates an awareness of each other from both heaven and hell. So much so, that in Luke 16:26 it describes a gulf between the...

COMING BACK TO THE CHURCH...
I was raised Catholic, but left in my early 20's for a non-denominational Church. I now realize that this was a mistake and I want to come back. I was baptized, received first Communion and Confirmed.

WHAT DO I DO ABOUT RETURNING TO THE FAITH?...
I was raised catholic, I have three children all baptized and two made their first communion. For some years we have been attending Methodist church regularly. We visited st Luke's because we are...

QUESTIONS ON ANNULMENTS...
I have been seeing some articles on-line about the Pope changing some things in the annulment process. What is changed and how does it affect the average Catholic who needs to have their marriage...

DOES MARY NEED A SAVIOR?...
If Mary is conceived without sin and remains without sin as the Catholic Church teaches, then doesn't that mean that Mary does not need a savior? That seems to go against Christian doctrine that we...

SAME SEX MARRIAGES...
After the Supreme Court's recent ruling, I am assuming that the Church is going to change its position on same sex marriages, is that correct?

EATING MEAT ON FRIDAYS...
If I understand correctly, eating of fish on Every Friday during the whole year is still in affect. Is that correct. I don't believe Vatican II ever got rid of that.