Catholic Practices...

Topics

• What are the Lenten regulations about fasting and abstaining from meat?

• Why do we use Holy Water?

• Can a Catholic visit a Protestant Church?

• Is it wrong to bless things yourself?

• Why do we make the Sign of the Cross?

• Where were the wounds of Jesus?

• Why does the Advent Wreathe have a pink candle?

• Can a divorced person join the Catholic Church?

• Are there any novenas to help stop smoking?

• Can I receive Communion in a non-Catholic church?

• What is an indulgence?

• What is the reason for not eating meat on Friday's during Lent?

• Why did women cover their heads?

• Why is there a prohibition against eating meat on Friday?

• What caused the church to declare it more reverent to not hold hands during the Our Father?

• What does it mean to offer something up?

• How are Catholics different from other Christians?

• Is tithing important?

• When are the holy days of obligation?

• Can a Cardinal give permission to sin?

• What do some of the different naming conventions in Catholicism mean?

• Is it wrong to wear Rosary beads?

• What is the Curcillo Movement and the nature of retreat based on it?

• Can I attend a different Catholic Church than my home parish?

• How did the custom of making the sign of the cross begin?

• How do I become a Catholic?

• Why do we call Catholic Priests "Father" even though the Bible says we shouldn't?

• What is the RCIA process?

• What is a scapular?

• Does attending a nuptial Mass fulfill my Sunday obligation?

• Can I donate my body after death?

• When did eating fish on Friday's begin?

• Why do we make certain liturgical postures?