Mar 13, 2019
What Is RCIA?
Q. What exactly is the RCIA program? A. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a formal process of faith formation for three...
Mar 6, 2019
Why Does Lent Last Forty Days?
Q. Why does Lent last forty days? A. The Lenten season includes forty days of penance because it recalls the forty days that Jesus spent...
Feb 27, 2019
Why Ashes for Penance?
Q. How did the custom of imposing ashes come to be associated with penance? A. In ancient Jewish culture, covering oneself with dust and...
Feb 20, 2019
Biblical Names for "Hell"?
Q. I notice that in some New Testament passages where one Bible translation has the word “hell,” another may use other terms. What’s the...
Feb 13, 2019
Reiki at Catholic Hospitals?
Q. Are Reiki practitioners allowed at Catholic hospitals? A. Unfortunately, Catholic hospitals have often promoted Reiki and other...
Feb 6, 2019
Which Gospel Was Written First?
Q. Which Gospel was written first? A. The matter is complicated; scholars base their theories about which Gospel is prior on certain...
Jan 23, 2019
Why Do We Celebrate St. Paul's Conversion?
Q. St. Paul is the only saint whose conversion is celebrated by a universal feast of the Church. Why would the Apostle have that unique...
Jan 15, 2019
Was John's Baptism the Same as Ours?
Q. Last Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Was the baptism of John, which Jesus received, the same as Christian...
Jan 9, 2019
Passover Bread Replaced by the Host?
Q. Jesus used bread and wine for the first Eucharist. When did the Church replace these with the Host? A. The Church has never changed...
Jan 9, 2019
A Note to the Men & Women of Our Parish
Dear St. Catherine’s Parish Family, The beginning of the year is always a time for us to make resolutions, and if you are anything like...
