Tag: Fr John Flader
Fr Flader: Thomas à Kempis took Christ as his model
Thomas was known as kind and affable towards all, especially the sorrowful and afflicted. His favourite occupations were reading, writing and prayer.
How to get the most out of Spiritual Communion
Communion is to the soul like blowing a fire that is beginning to go out, but that has still plenty of hot embers; we blow, and the fire burns again.
Fr John Flader: life with the coronavirus
If we cannot attend Mass or receive Communion, that too is a sacrifice we can offer to God, in union with the many people around the world who over the centuries and at the present time, cannot attend Mass.
Fr John Flader: Are Bushfires God’s punishment?
Father John Flader answers an important question, "Are the bushfires God's punishment?"
Regarding the recent bushfires in Australia, I wonder if God has removed his...
Fr John Flader: The faith of all, not a few
The document, “Sensus fidei in the life of the Church”, was issued in 2014 by the International Theological Commission, an advisory body to the...
Fr John Flader: Sensus fidei is no mere poll
Sensus fidei, literally “sense of faith”, also called sensus fidelium, “sense of the faithful”, is described by the Catechism of the Catholic Church as...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: A saint in his lifetime
“Dear Father, I was recently invited to attend a prayer group devoted to St Padre Pio and found this saint very inspiring. I’d be...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Are frozen embryos cool?
“Dear Father, A friend recently asked what I thought about allowing people to “adopt” unwanted frozen embryos stored in IVF clinics. I don’t know...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Feast of the Holy Name of...
“Dear Father, I am now in my 50s and I love the feast of the Holy Name of Mary, apart from other reasons because...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Voting for a less bad law
“Dear Father, with the abortion issue to be voted on shortly in our parliament, wouldn’t it be better for a parliamentarian to vote for...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: A politician’s responsibility
“Dear Father, in recent years we have seen legislation passed which allows such practices as same-sex “marriage”, euthanasia and abortion. Can a Catholic politician...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Mexican miracle declared
“Dear Father, I know you have written about recent Eucharistic miracles in Argentina and Poland, and now I hear there has been another one...
