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Question Corner: Burning or burying sacramentals? And why use holy water?

What are sacramentals, and why must they be burned or buried?
We must recover those 'recovering' Catholics

"I'm a recovering Catholic," our contractor announces jauntily, apropos of what I can't remember...
It is good to let the jeering skulls laugh

Like St. Teresa of Avila, I have a skull on my desk.
How can elderly help the young

I attended SEEK23, the annual conference of the ...
Question Corner

Every week, TrentonMonitor.com will post “Question Corner,” ...
Not of the world, but the world matters

Most of us Catholics are too worldly, as we know from every examination of conscience ...
How to read Pope Benedict XVI if you never have before

The Dec. 31 death of Pope Benedict XVI has brought much discussion of his prolific pen ...
Praying to God of the sick when you're sick-of-being-sick

In the past few months our household has endured countless ...
‘The Word in Season’: While you were busy…

In 1957, Reader's Digest published a short item by an obscure writer named Allen Saunders.
Finding God in all things

When I was first asked to write this column four years ago, ...
Staring into the light

In her book, “Kitchen Table Wisdom, Stories That Heal,” ...
Living well during times of change and grace

A blessed, light-filled Advent to you!
Being Patient

Have you written your Christmas list? Maybe you don’t write a letter to Santa...
Peace On Earth Starts Within

In light of this Advent week and the readings this Sunday...
Jesus is Coming!

I spend way too much time on my phone. Whether it’s scrolling endlessly ..
Keeping Lord’s day holy; Positives in the Church

Q. I write to ask for guidelines on the Third Commandment – keeping holy the Lord's day.
Remember Me

So often in our lives and in our world we hear...
Burial in national cemetery? Holy Communion without Mass?

Q. I can't seem to find the answer to the following question: Is it acceptable for a Catholic ...
There’s No Problem Too Big
Divorce and Communion

Q. If a Catholic gets married by a priest, later gets divorced, then gets married by a judge ...
Remain a Catholic? Holy Communion with Alzheimer's disease?

Q. How, in good conscience, can I remain a practicing Catholic with all the scandal and ...
Free to marry? Scolding from pulpit

Q. I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served ...
Clapping at Mass? Is Christ king of the universe?

Q. I have noticed that when the choir does a piece of music differently or performs a song ...
Revisiting and relitigating Vatican II

Since most Catholics alive today have no lived memory...
'The Letter: A Message For Our Earth' inspires us to action

When you think about the Vatican, great filmmaking isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

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