The Catholic Question Box UPDATE: This volume is now available in paperback or digital download at the following website: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/taynia You can also find info on upcoming releases from the author and Mt Tabor Publishing , as well as current contact info at the above link. thank you! TABLE OF CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2004 Is a family member allowed last rites even if they're not catholic? If I attend a penance service but don't go to the confessional are my sins still forgiven? Could you name the statues in church? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DECEMBER 2004 How was God made? It looked like the priest genuflected or kneeled during the creed on Christmas. Am I right? If so, do you know why? Are more graces received if the Rosary is prayed privately or as a group? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JANUARY 2005 (part 1 of 3) Why did God let evil come into the world? When does the consecration of bread and wine take place? What is higher, a Cardinal or a Bishop? What is an Auxiliary Bishop? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JANUARY 2005 (part 2 of 3) Why can't women become priests? Isn't the Church being sexist when it comes to this? What does Rome (the pope) say about this? It's disappointing. How about married priests? Why does the priest break a piece of the consecrated Host and drop it into the cup containing the Precious Blood? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JANUARY 2005 (part 3 of 3) What is the Great Amen? Is this one of (three) elevations? What are they? I know the elderly, the sick, and those who are in danger should ask to be anointed, but should young, healthy people who are not in immediate danger be routinely anointed? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEBRUARY 2005 My friend say any form of yoga is false worship and forbidden by the Church. What is the correct view of yoga for exercise? Explain Easter Duty. What is Divine Mercy Sunday? What is a plenary indulgence? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH 2005 What does the Catholic Church teach about the rapture? Can a bishop just ordain willy-nilly a deacon, priest or another Bishop? What steps are required which he must follow? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ APRIL 2005 (part 1 of 2) Who are the Franciscans? Why do we use 15 Stations of the Cross and not just stop at 14 like we used to? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ APRIL 2005 (part 2 of 2) Why didn't deacon just say Mass when Father was sick instead of having a communion service? Why not have general absolution? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAY 2005 (part 1 of 2) When anyone is sad, do you think God cheers them up? Why does Jesus get turned down three times? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAY 2005 (part 2 of 2) With the election of Benedict XVI, we've been hearing about anti-popes? What are(were) the anti-popes? Why does the pope take a new name once he becomes pope? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI - no columns over summer dates of new columns and brief info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2005 (part 1 of 4) What is your concept of God? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2005 (part 2 of 4) Why, if someone believes that the Host is the Body of Christ, would they take it in their hands? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2005 (part 3 of 4) What inspired you to become a priest? Do you enjoy being a pastor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2005 (part 4 of 4) Why is Church so BORING?!?! Why do we go top Church to "celebrate"? Sometimes I think Church sucks!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 1 Why do some people hold hands during the Our Father and others don't? I don't really like to but they're always reaching over and taking my hand anyhow. What can I say? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ this page is still under construction so please be patient. there are more backlogged posts from the archives still to come..... also - new question submissions are welcome. please use the EMAIL addresses you'll find listed in the sidebar to contact us..... cheers! PS - a number of you have written in with questions regarding the Tridentine Mass.....I am working on getting some answers for you! I freely admit I am not as familiar with the in's and out's of it as I may be the Novus Ordo mass we commonly have. However - in the meantime here is a website with a good translation of the Apostolic Letter from Benedict regarding its usage and his reasons for addressing this matter for the Church. the site contains some other links that may prove useful as well till I can get things squared away on my end. thanks for your patience in this!