Monthly Archives: April 2017

ASK FATHER: Family member baptized children without parents knowledge

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently learned that one of my family members took the initiative to illicitly baptize two “infants” (one under the age of one and the other almost 4 years old) herself because my brother refused to … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Does 4th Commandment apply to in-laws?

From a reader… I simply cannot find the answer to this anywhere. My understanding is that my father in law and mother in law are my parents under the Catholic Church and therefore the 4th commandment applies to my duties … Read More

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Bad news on the “deaconette” front!

This day it seems that the news goes from bad to worse.  You can see what results from the ambiguities of Amoris laetitia. You have heard, I’m sure, about the quixotic attempts to pry open Holy Orders for women (an impossibility… … Read More

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