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Is it appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the Our Father at Mass? (opens the original)
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. . . GIRM 81, the section of the "General Instruction of the Roman Missal," which discusses praying the "Our Father" at Mass, tells us among other things that "The priest pronounces the invitation to the prayer, and all the faithful say the prayer with him." Yet at the same time, it makes no mention whatsoever of any gestures that the assembled lay faithful in the congregation should be making. Q: The priest of my parish says it's not appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the O
How can a priest deal pastorally with those who are quick to suspect people of being Freemasons? (opens the original)
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You could point out that, regardless of whether or not the suspected Freemasons are indeed Freemasons, these kinds of spiritual works of mercy will always do much more for the good of the Church than focusing on rumors, speculation or gossip. Q: As a parish priest, I found your recent article on the Church's teaching on Freemasonry interesting, and I have a follow-up question: How can one deal pastorally with parishioners who are quick to suspect people of being Freemasons? I can think of one or
Can I receive Communion even if I didn't attend the whole Mass? (opens the original)
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... it is a beautiful spiritual work of mercy to offer our holy Communions for the dead Q: I'm a Catholic working at a funeral home and assisting at many Catholic funerals. I'm not always in the church for the entirety of Mass. I'm sometimes out during the Gospel and homily or after Communion since I'm helping with the arrangements. Since it's not fulfilling my Sunday obligation, is it still OK for me to receive Communion to offer up for the deceased if I'm not there for the entire Mass? (Illino
Why wasn't Jesus clearer in making St. Peter head of the Church? (opens the original)
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My own personal guess about why Jesus would often communicate through metaphors rather than explicit statements is that metaphors tend to carry a deeper emotional resonance that can "stick with us" longer and help us appreciate the truth on a deeper level. Q: In the Gospel's account of Peter's confession of Christ, Jesus responded with: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church." I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't have been better if Jesus would have skipped the wordplay and simpl
What is the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty? (opens the original)
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Even in cases where a passage of the Old Testament was meant as a straightforward moral directive, there is often some significant cultural context to take into consideration when discerning what message we should be taking away today. Q: I know officially the Catholic Church is against the death penalty, but what about Genesis 9:6? A: It looks like there are two dimensions to your question: the Church's teaching on the death penalty, and how we are to read the Old Testament as Catholics. Starti
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