Question: What is a sacramental seal and where did it come from? Answer: Leaving more than just a memory, there are some events in our life that are truly transforming, making us different people. The … Read More
How do we know when we receive the Holy Spirit?
Question: How do we know when we receive the Holy Spirit? Answer: My brothers and I discovered something as we got older. There’s a little bit of dad in us. Each time we catch ourselves using … Read More
Why are some feast days moved from a weekday to a Sunday?
Throughout Church history, the liturgical calendar has been filled with feasts, memorials, and solemnities commemorating saints and Scriptural events. Some days have greater importance then others, and they are instated as Holy Days of Obligation, … Read More
What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
Question: What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit? Answer: St. Paul first enumerates these in the Letter to the Galatians. There are twelve of them. They are charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, … Read More
Why is there no place to leave a financial donation at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church?
We don’t keep collection boxes at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (IHM) or do collections at daily Mass. IHM is used for our Dailey Masses only. The church is kept open all day and funds … Read More
Does a child’s sponsor have to be a practicing Catholic?
Question: My best friend is Lutheran and is a good Christian. I would like her to be my child’s sponsor, but I’m wondering, does she have to be a practicing Catholic? Answer: The practice of … Read More
How do I share my faith?
Question: My friend has never heard of Christ and I want to share the Gospel with her but I’m afraid to. How do I share my faith? Answer: There are a lot of ways to … Read More
What is the story behind Divine Mercy Sunday?
In Poland during the early 1930s, Jesus appeared to a religious sister, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. These private revelations had one key theme: the love and mercy of God. The relevance of this message was … Read More
Where do Palm Sunday palms come from and where should they go?
Question: Where do Palm Sunday palms come from and where should they go? Answer: The Palm Sunday celebration has ancient origins. Beginning the liturgy “outside” the church, we symbolically reenact Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. The … Read More
Can you recommend some good books for Lenten spiritual reading?
Question: Can you recommend some good books for Lenten spiritual reading? Answer: On more than one occasion, a coach being interviewed about his team–successful or not–will be asked about the next step. The inevitable response … Read More