Question: I was thinking about the Catholic/Protestant debate on whether or not Mary can be an intercessor for us to God. Protestants always say that Jesus is the only intercessor. But why do we even need Jesus as an intercessor? When he
A reader asks Monsignor Charles Pope: “I would like to know why priests are not able to marry. Is there going to be a time when they will be married and start to enjoy the exciting life of married people along with
A reader writes: “Many who might otherwise accept God’s punishment of sinners are still dismayed that hell is eternal. Why should one be punished eternally for sins committed over a brief time span, perhaps in just a moment? The punishment does not
A reader asks: “Will the ability of the faithful to receive holy Communion in both forms (the host and the chalice) ever be restored?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains: “It is difficult to say for sure; ‘ever’ is a
A reader asks: “Why did God create the heavens, the Earth and mankind in a galaxy of so many stars it has been named the Milky Way. And our galaxy is also just one of billions of galaxies. All this was created
A reader recently asked a question in regard to a passage of “Butler’s Lives of the Saints”: “I recently read a reflection about Saint Susanna. Father Alban Butler wrote the following on Saint Susanna: ‘By honoring the martyrs, we pronounce our own
A reader asks: “Much of Catholic teachings and literature focus on nearly every one of us going to purgatory directly after death instead of heaven. Clearly some of us live more devout lives than others, but does anyone actually go directly to
A reader asks: What are we to make of near death experiences, such as when patients report seeing the white light, being at peace in heaven, reuniting with long lost relatives, and even meeting Jesus? In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope
A reader asks, “Since Jesus once and for all, by his death and resurrection, totally atoned and redeemed us from all sin — Adam’s and future sins — why were we not immediately restored to the state of life of the Garden
In his latest column, Monsignor. Charles Pope explains why Pope Francis updated the text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to say that the death penalty is “inadmissible” in our times. He writes: “the inadmissibility of the death penalty is contingent