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Category: Features

Question Box: Question on tabernacle location

Posted on Mar 7, 2024Mar 5, 2024 in Features
Question Box: Question on tabernacle location

Q. Recently, I visited a Catholic church in which the tabernacle was located in a side chapel. I felt an …Read More

A Lenten journey to appreciate God’s light

Posted on Feb 29, 2024Feb 27, 2024 in Features
A Lenten journey to appreciate God’s light

By Jenna Ebener A reflection I was pondering what to do for Lent this year when I realized I was …Read More

Question Box – Explaining the meaning of salvation

Posted on Feb 22, 2024Feb 20, 2024 in Features
Question Box - Explaining the meaning of salvation

By Fr. Thom Hennen Question Box Q: Can you explain the understanding of salvation from canon 9 in the Council …Read More

Navigating America’s religious diversity

Posted on Feb 22, 2024Feb 20, 2024 in Features
Navigating America’s religious diversity

By Tim Walch Book Review “Pluralism in Practice: Case Studies of Leadership in a Religiously Diverse America,” edited and written …Read More

Question Box: Lenten questions on meatless Fridays; are Sundays part of Lent?

Posted on Feb 15, 2024Feb 13, 2024 in Features
Question Box: Lenten questions on meatless Fridays; are Sundays part of Lent?

Q. What is the origin of meatless Fridays during Lent? Why is it considered a sacrifice? Also, what do you …Read More

Praying Psalm 73:25-26 – one to one with God

Posted on Feb 15, 2024Feb 13, 2024 in Features
Praying Psalm 73:25-26 – one to one with God

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Among the most haunting words of Scripture are those of Psalm 73:25-26. After wondering why …Read More

Question Box: Why were vocation numbers much higher pre-Vatican II?

Posted on Feb 8, 2024Feb 6, 2024 in Features
Question Box: Why were vocation numbers much higher pre-Vatican II?

By Fr. Thom Hennen Question Box Q: Prior to the Second Vatican Council, seminaries across our nation could hardly handle …Read More

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