Tag: Fr John Flader
Q and A with Fr Flader: Have many Jews become Christians...
The effort of Jewish converts to bring other Jews into the Church has a long history, going back to the early Church, Fr Flader explains
The FInal Exam Book Review
Fr John Flader describes his new book, The Final Exam – Preparing for the Judgment, as a sequel to his previous book, Dying to...
Fr John Flader Q&A: The hierarchy of the angels
“Dear Father, in the Bible we see numerous names for the different types of angels, like seraphim and cherubim, archangels and angels. What do...
Fr John Flader Q&A: Blessed Alexandrina da Costa
“Dear Father, A friend recently told me about a Portuguese mystic, Blessed Alexandrina da Costa, who supposedly survived only on the Eucharist for some...
Fr John Flader Q&A: The Mass as the Centre
“Dear Father, Some people say that the main thing we need to do in the Church is not so much get people back to...
Fr Flader Q&A: Third Rite of Reconciliation
I understand the recent Plenary Council of Australia has asked that Pope Francis approve a wider use of the Third Rite of Reconciliation for...
Fr John Flader Q&A: An extraordinary layman
Jérôme Lejeune was a French paediatrician and geneticist who was a champion of human life at all ages and who, among other things, was famous for discovering the cause of Down Syndrome.
Fr Flader Q&A: Fragments of the host in Mass
The reply to your question comes in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The Eucharistic presence of Christ begins at the moment of the consecration and endures as long as the Eucharistic species subsist.
Fr Flader Q&A: The dead who came to life
When Christ died on the Cross and 'the tombs were opened', did the dead really rise in their bodies and walk around? Fr John Flader responds
Fr John Flader Q&A: Another apparition of Mary in Ukraine
Dear Father, I have a friend from Ukraine who said Our Lady appeared in that country in 2002. Can you tell me anything about...
Dying to live: the evidence for life after death
Human beings ask questions of ultimate significance such as why do they exist. We see this, for example. in young children where they intuitively...
Fr John Flader Q&A: Communion under both species
In my last column I mentioned that Communion was received under both species, that is from the chalice as well as the host, until the 12th Century, when the practice died out. I concluded with the Council of Constance (1414-18), which banned the practice altogether.
