Tag: Question
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...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: A new Sign of the Cross
"A friend recently told me that in the Catholic school his son attends some teachers are now making the Sign of the Cross “In...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Blessed Imelda died of love
"A friend, whose daughter is going to make her first Communion told me that she is praying to Blessed Imelda Lambertini, the patron saint...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: The great feast of the Spirit
“Dear Father, Can you please tell me when the Church first began to celebrate the feast of Pentecost as a Christian feast? I know...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Celebrating the Ascension
“Dear Father, I am always interested in the origin of the feast days we celebrate today. For example, was the feast of the Ascension...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Little Infant, huge tale
My auntie has great devotion to the Infant of Prague and she has a little statue of the Infant in her loungeroom which I...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: We rise, newly alive from water
"Dear Father, my son-in-law was recently baptised and the priest explained that the ceremonies of Baptism are very ancient. Is this true and, if...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: A special octave, indeed
“Dear Father, I once read that in the early Church the week after Easter was like one continuous feast in the Church. Can you...
The evolution of Lent
“Dear Father, I know that the last two weeks of Lent are special and was wondering how this came about. I can understand Holy...
