Category: Catholic Life Explained

What Is Mammon?

Question: When Jesus says, “You cannot serve both God and mammon,” what does he mean? What is mammon?

Answer: When you hear Scripture proclaimed each Sunday,

Question: How can a priest counsel people about marriage when he has never been married?

Answer: If a marriage counselor is in a bad marriage does that mean that he or she will be a bad counselor?

Sharing Your Faith

Question: My friend has never heard of Christ and I want to share the Gospel with her but I’m afraid to. How do I share my faith?

Answer: There are a lot of ways to bring up the topic of religion,

Immaculate Conception

Question: I’ve heard people call Jesus’ conception by the Holy Spirit being “immaculately conceived.” Is that what the Immaculate Conception is?

Answer: While these two events are often confused,

Who Can Offer Anointing of the Sick?

Question: Can anyone offer the Anointing of the Sick to a sick or dying person, or is that only something a priest can do?

Answer: The Letter of James speaks to us of the ancient tradition of a special anointing and blessing of those who are sick: “Is there anyone sick among you?

Baptismal Bib

Question:

At my grandson’s Baptism, the priest put a bib on the baby. I do not remember seeing this before. Why is this done? Is it something new?

Answer:

When an adult is baptized,