Tag: Q&A With Fr Flader
Why was the Jewish Temple not rebuilt?
In this q&a with Fr Flader, he answers why the Jewish people did not rebuild the Temple after its destruction by Titus in 70 AD, when it was so sacred to the them and central to their life, as it was to Jesus.
Q & A with Fr John Flader: Who are the Somascans?
Fr Flader, Can you tell me more about how St Jerome Emiliani came to found the Somascans?
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Missing Mass for work or travel
I have been offered a job in a mine on a fly in-fly out basis, which will prevent me from attending Mass on the Sundays when I am at the mine, which are about half of all Sundays. Can I take the job?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Who is St Katharine Drexel?
Fr Flader, I recently came across an American saint I had never heard of before, St Katharine Drexel. Who was she and what did she do?
Q&A With Fr John Flader: Cardinal Newman on conscience
Cardinal John Henry Newman says that in some matters one’s conscience may prevail even over a decision of the pope. Can you please explain how this can be?
Q&A With Fr John Flader: Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
You have written about St Frances Xavier Cabrini, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Is her institute related in any way to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart founded by Fr Jules Chevalier?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Communion in hospitals
I am a minister of communion for the patients in a local hospital. Talking with my fellow minsters, I get the impression that some of them tend to give communion to all the people on their list, without first enquiring about the state of their soul. How is this matter to be handled?
Time for vigil Masses
In a nearby parish they celebrate a Mass on Saturday morning as the vigil Mass for Sunday. Is this permitted? Also, if I attend a wedding Mass on Saturday afternoon, does this fulfil my obligation to attend Mass on Sunday?
What is the “Illumination of Conscience” and what should I believe...
I have friends who believe in the so-called “Illumination of Conscience,” in which everyone on earth will simultaneously see the state of their conscience before God. Personally, I am sceptical about this. What is the Illumination of Conscience and what should I believe about it?
Q and A with Fr John Flader: Dignitas on gender theory
Dear Fr John Flader, I understand that the recent Vatican Declaration on human dignity mentions gender theory and sex changes as unacceptable in light of the Church’s teaching. Could you please clarify this?
The Jewish Passover meal, the Seder, and the Eucharist
Dear Fr John Flader, someone told me there are a lot of parallels between the Jewish Passover meal, the Seder, and the Eucharist. Is this true?
New document on the validity of sacraments
I understand that the Holy See has issued a new document in Italian on the validity of the sacraments. Is there anything new in it that we priests should be aware of in our pastoral ministry?