Catholic funerals usually have two parts, the Funeral Vigil and what's often referred to as the Funeral Mass.

It's both spouses being baptized that makes a marriage sacramental.

Catholics don't tend to speak in the same terms because we think of being “saved” as a lifelong process, not a one-time event.

Some Catholics, in the face of the clergy sex abuse crisis, choose to give up on being Catholic, so deeply are they scandalized by this great evil. Understandably so. But I don't think this is necessarily the best or the most courageous choice.

What questions do you have about Catholicism? Submit them online, or fill out the form below.  By Mitch Finley Is purgatory mentioned in the Bible? The word “Purgatory” does not appear in the Bible.  It’s simply a shorthand term that refers to a concept that is, indeed, scriptural.  The Catechism of the …

At the same time, it is also a fact that many—probably the great majority—of Catholic moral theologians disagree and would advise a woman that she may, in good conscience, use an artificial method of birth control to avoid a life-threatening pregnancy.