Tag: Fr John Flader

Dear Father, I have a friend who suggests reciting the hymn of the three young men for thanksgiving after Mass. I hadn’t heard of it before but am now saying it and I find it helpful. What is the background to this prayer?

Dear Father, I am increasingly disturbed by attempts to change our language so as to use gender-inclusive terminology and do away altogether with words like woman and man, father and mother, etc. Where is this coming from and is there anything we can do about it?

Dear Father, I remember reading some time ago that the wedding ring of Our Lady is still in existence somewhere. Is this credible?

Dear Father, I was born in Africa and migrated to Australia with my family many years ago. I am appalled by the big push...

Dear Father, Over the years I have seen Mormons knocking on doors and occasionally they have come to my house. They are exceptionally polite...

“Dear Father, In reading the Gospels I come across different accounts of the same event, and sometimes there are discrepancies between them. Can we...

Can you tell me what the new regulations issued by Pope Francis for the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass will mean for those...

“Dear Father, In a recent discussion in our Bible study group about the interpretation of the scriptures, someone mentioned that we have to take...

Dear Father, In a recent column you wrote that the Bible is truthful in everything it says, and I am happy to accept that....

“Dear Father, I was recently at a class in which the teacher said that the Bible was truthful only in spiritual matters, not in...

Dear Father, I have heard that some people who have changed or addressed their unwanted gay or transgender sexual orientation, or are in the...

Dear Father, Some time ago you wrote about several young saints. I have always been interested in St Maria Goretti, who was also very...