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Attending a same-sex wedding? / What is mercy?

December 10, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q. My husband has a sibling who is getting married to a same-sex partner. They have been together for years. Given our religious beliefs, are we able to attend the ceremony? (Greenville, SC) A. This […]

Did Jesus feel abandoned?

November 20, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: What does the Catholic Church teach about being saved? Do we also have to do good works to get to heaven? (Charleston, SC) A: All right, here’s a 400-year-old query! We’ve been working to […]

Incense as a biblical symbol; getting son back to Church

October 19, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: Why do we have incense at Mass? Sometimes it makes it really hard to breathe. (Charleston, SC) A: Incense can be used for solemn occasions but it should be used with prudence and temperance. […]

Turning the other cheek

October 4, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: Does turning the other cheek mean I have to be nice to relatives who have been purposefully cruel or ugly to people I care about? That feels false, particularly when someone has been repeatedly […]

Asking for blessings

September 23, 2016 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Editor’s note: This week The Miscellany introduces a new question-and-answer column written by Father Jeffrey Kirby of the Diocese of Charleston. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a […]

Catholic men’s residence celebrates feast day of St. Katharine Drexel

March 15, 2013 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone visited the Drexel House on Wentworth Street on March 2 to honor the feast day of its patron, St. Katharine Drexel. “God has a call for everyone, and part of life […]

Life and death, dying, funerals, burials, Catholic, Father Jeffrey Kirby

The dying process: In life and death, we are the Lord’s

October 29, 2009 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

Editor’s Note: This is the second column in a series on dying. A few years ago, a friend told me that he wasn’t afraid of death. I was pretty impressed until he told me that […]

Six Basic Truths of Discipleship: Discipleship means asking for help

March 26, 2008 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

In life, as disciples we belong to a community and are not alone in our desire to follow the ways of God. We are given the grace to have a heart ready to give thanks. […]

Six Basic Truths of Discipleship: Fostering our community life

March 12, 2008 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

At times in our lives the demands of discipleship can lead us to feel alone or awkward in the midst of our family, our group of friends, or among our co-workers. It can be a […]