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Was Mary ever-virgin?

May 11, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: Why is the Catholic Church competing with other religions in turning the Mass into a Broadway musical performance where everything is sung? (Columbia, SC) A: Well, truth be told: if we were shooting for […]

Why only four Gospels?

April 27, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: There are only four Gospels in the New Testament, but others were written. Why don’t we have the other gospels in the New Testament? (Hilton Head, SC) A: I’d like to answer your question […]

Selling blessed objects

April 12, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: I always thought that blessed items could not be sold. I was recently in a Catholic store in Rome and was told that everything in the store was blessed by the pope. Is that […]

What is the role of deacons?

April 4, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: How do we really know there is such a place as purgatory? It doesn’t make sense to me. How do we know it’s true? (Hilton Head, SC) A: With all aspects of the afterlife, […]

Saints in the Old Testament?

March 13, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: Why are there no saints from the Old Testament? Doesn’t even Moses qualify? (Hilton Head, SC) A: This is a question that provides a much-needed clarification. We know that before the saving work of […]

Handling cremation

March 3, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: I wish to be cremated. How is this handled? Since I won’t have a casket to be blessed, do you bring the urn with the ashes to Mass? (Summerville, SC) A: The Mass of […]

Receiving Communion in sin?

February 19, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: I’ve been told by some priests that a person should not receive holy Communion if they have a mortal sin on their soul, but other priests say differently. Which is it? (Charleston, SC) A: […]

Do we save ourselves through good works?

February 3, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: If it takes good works to get into heaven, then aren’t we saving ourselves? (Summerville, SC) A: If we did good works on our own accord, then we would be trying to save ourselves. However, […]

Allowing women deacons?

January 21, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: Do you think the pope will ever allow women to become deacons? (Lancaster, SC) A: Certainly, Pope Francis is sincere in his efforts to explore the theology and history of the Church in order […]

Sinless St. John the Baptist? Why is Purgatory necessary?

December 20, 2016 Caroline

Q. Recently, I was told by friends that when John the Baptist leaped in his mother’s womb, he was made sinless by the Holy Spirit. I find it hard to believe that any human is […]