Tag: Fr John Flader
Q and A with Fr John Flader: The Mass in the...
Do we know anything about how Mass was celebrated in the second century, when it was more fully developed?
Preparing for the final exam with Fr Flader
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.” That’s Woody Allen, the controversial movie director, speaking. He’s an eloquent spokesman for everyone who fears what comes next.
Fr John Flader: Status of Society of St Pius X
What is the status of the Society of St Pius X with respect to the Catholic church? Can Catholics attend their Masses and are their sacraments of penance and matrimony valid?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Will there be disabilities in heaven?
My little sister is blind and I am wondering if somehow she will be able to see God in heaven. Do we know anything about this? And how about other disabilities?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Will we be reunited with family members...
My husband died this year, and I’m having a hard time adjusting to life without him. A friend said that I can expect to be reunited with him in heaven. Is this true?
Fr Flader reaches 1000 columns with Question Time
The Catholic Weekly proudly publishes Fr Flader’s 1000th Question Time column and asks one of our own: will he ever run out of questions?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Do people in heaven feel sad for...
Supreme happiness is incompatible with any sadness whatsoever, including the knowledge that a loved one is suffering in hell.
Fr Flader: The Synod and sexual morality
I have heard that in the Synod on Synodality there is a study group on sexual morality which has proposed changes to the church’s teaching in this area. I thought this was an area where the teaching cannot change. Can you please clarify what is going on?
Keep your eye on the prize of heaven
Opus Dei priest Fr John Flader launched his third book on life after death "From Time to Eternity" alongside his sixth instalment of "Question Time 6” at the Mustard Seed bookshop on 13 September.
Review—From Time to Eternity
Fr John Flader’s third instalment in his series on life after death, From Time to Eternity, is both easy to read and deeply thought-provoking. It will assist many to keep their ultimate destination in view, in the midst of daily life, writes Max Bosotti.
How can I get an early morning weekday Mass in my...
In my parish there are no early morning weekday Masses, which I need in order to get to work. Nor are there evening Masses. What is more, there are often no Masses on Mondays or Saturday mornings. Is there anything that can be done about this?
Fr Flader: What is a basilica?
I was in Rome in Holy Week and visited three major basilicas there, including St Peter’s. Can you please tell me exactly what a basilica is, and how it differs, for example, from a cathedral?
