There are important links below that approach the Catholic faith from a variety of angles: Catechesis, Apologetics, Priests & Mass, Life & Sex and Various (Topics).
I sometimes make mention of these materials in talks and instructions I offer, particularly to potential converts. Hopefully, others will find them informative and useful.
This page has the following sub pages.
Hello Father,
I have an important question that I haven’t been able to ask anyone. My question is, why must a marriage be consummated during a honeymoon. If you are Catholic and following natural birth control it could be very difficult to plan a honeymoon based on that.
Thank you.
So you are saying that using birth control is a sin? So you are saying that God wants us to have as many children as we can even if we cannot afford to take care of them? I don’t see a kind and loving God that way for the kids sake!
hi father.
i didnt really know where else to post this comment, sorry if this is the wrong place, but im about to be 16 and i’m really confused when it comes to religion. i really want to believe in jesus and god, in a way i really do believe in them…but for some reaosn i have my doubts and i wish i didn’t. i find myself torn between the theory of evolution and the theory that christ created the universe. do people only go to heaven who follow religion perfectly or is it alright to just be a truely good person? i’m just really confused.
Hello Father,
I was recently at a church service, and when recieving the holy communion, the bread accidentally slipped from my hand and hit the floor. I picked it up and still ate it afterwards. I felt extremely bad afterwards, that I might have committed a sin. I prayed for forgivenss afterwards. Can you please provide some insight for me.
Thank you,
Hi Father,
I have enjoyed your site for the past few months. Thank you for being so available and approachable to everyone!
I am a wife and mother of 4 living and 4 heavenly children. My husband and I got married in 1999, the same year that I came into the Church. I was not well-formed in the faith at that time. My husband is a very lukewarm Baptist and a good person with his own internal faith. At the time, I did not understand Church teaching on birth control and actually rejected it openly. After much sorrow with the death of a baby boy, I immediately began studying Church teaching and over the years, I have come full circle into an understanding of this. I just am overwhelmed right now with a sense that everyone around me doesn’t understand how important this is. I only know a handful of people who embrace this teaching I don’t ever want to be judgmental, I just find it so incredibly sad. Especially in my own marriage. I have tried to explain it to my husband, but he has become very anti-Catholic over the years. He seems to be almost resentful of anything Catholic. He has said to me “we’re married, we should be able to do anything we want!” I think he feels that the Church has deprived him of sexual freedom. I am just sad in knowing that he would have been much happier with someone of his own beliefs. I have accepted our marriage as a cross to bear, and I will keep praying for him. I feel so sad, though. We do not practice NFP at this time, we did for a year and then I had an unplanned miscarriage and he has refused since and uses barrier and withdrawal methods that I have sadly had to submit to. However, I find that the thought of this detests me and we mainly abstain for long periods of time. He is scared to death to have another child as he does not feel that we could financially provide for another child ever.
If you have any advice for me, I would appreciate it. My husband does not read books, though, so it is hard to know how I could ever help him understand. Thanks for listening!
A priest giving sex advise. Is this a joke?
Great blog—refreshing! Keep up the work we love it!
Hi Father, just found your website & I love it. Thanks! In response to Megan’s cross she has to bear, I offer this web page to read. http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Faith/0102-97/bio.html
I too struggled with very similar issues as Megan. This article along with Theology of the Body by JPII, has brought me the greatest joy and love for my Church. I am so thankful to be Catholic. God Bless.
Michelle - thank you so much for referencing the web page above — It’s funny how the Holy Spirit is working on the internet in guiding one to the right places for specific answers - why should I be surprised-HA! Pax-