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Can Non-Catholics Receive the Catholic Sacrament of Matrimony?
Q: We Catholics believe that marriage is a sacrament. So how is it possible for a Catholic and a non-Catholic to get married in the Catholic Church? Doesn’t that mean that somehow, a protestant or even a non-Christian is receiving … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Marriage
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Why Do Marriage Annulments Take So Long?
Q: Why does it take so long for people who request marriage annulments to get them? I know a couple of different people who have been waiting for an answer for over a year! They’re not all from the same … Continue reading
Do Catholic Parents Have to Raise their Children as Catholics?
Q: A friend’s daughter is planning to marry a Lutheran. They’re going to get married at our parish by the assistant pastor. My friend told me that nowadays, when a Catholic marries a non-Catholic, they don’t have to raise their … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Catholic Education
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Do Priests Have to Say Mass Every Day?
Q1: My husband and I watched a movie about medieval knights recently, and in it there were some monks who all went to their chapel in the middle of the night to pray and sing together. Is that still done … Continue reading
Can We Receive Holy Communion Twice on Christmas Day?
Q: When we were kids, we were told that on Christmas Day, we were allowed to receive Holy Communion twice, if we attended two Masses. The same was true for Easter. Is this still allowed? –Margie
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