June 2022 | What Does the Term ‘Practical Catholic’ Mean? |
May 2022 | Why is St. John often referred to as the “one” that Jesus loved? |
April 2022 | Why doesn’t everyone use the bells during mass? |
March 2022 | Where did the practice of genuflecting come from? |
February 2022 | What does the word agape mean and what is its origin? |
January 2022 | Why Are There Two Versions Of The Glory Be? |
December 2021 | Did Judas Iscariot have any hope? |
November 2021 | Where did the Saint Michael prayer come from? |
October 2021 | Why is it OK for Catholics to have statues of Saints? |
September 2021 | See the November 2014 abstract, Bodily Participation at Mass –Bowing. Please send your questions to Deacon Swim, he loves to answer them. |
August 2021 | Is it a sin to believe in white supremacy? |
July 2021 | Is anger always sinful? |
June 2021 | How is the date for Easter determined? And why was Easter celebrated on two dates this year? |
May 2021 | What is the difference between heresy and schism? |
April 2021 | Is it wrong to believe my loved one is a saint? |
March 2021 | Where do we go from here? |
February 2021 | What would you ask? What would you answer? |
January 2021 | Merry Christmas! |
December 2020 | One of Deacon’s messages would be to keep preparing your heart during this Advent season. |
November 2020 | Life is precious gift from God! |
October 2020 | Deacon Swim is back home! 🙂 |
September 2020 | Prayers for Deacon’s recovery! |
August 2020 | What is the Proper Way to Receive the Blessed Sacrament? |
July 2020 | What is the Social Doctrine & How Important is it? |
June 2020 | Must I Really Believe in Purgatory? |
May 2020 | How do I Obtain Forgiveness of My Serious Sins Without the Sacrament of Confession? |
April 2020 | What is Incorruptibility and Does it Impact the Cause for Sainthood? |
March 2020 | Do the Four Squares Surrounding the Cross on the Front of the Ambo Have a Meaning? |
February 2020 | When Is the Church Going to Catch Up to Modern Times? |
January 2020 | Did Mary need a Savior; After All, She Was Immaculately Conceived? |
December 2019 | Why do you go to Mass? |
November 2019 | Is all Anger sinful? |
October 2019 | Can a Catholic Believe in Evolution? |
September 2019 | Why Did the Jewish Leaders Say to Pilate ‘They Could Not Execute Jesus’? |
August 2019 | When Should I Receive the Anointing of the Sick? |
July 2019 | What is Most Important to Growth in Holiness? |
June 2019 | What is Holiness? |
May 2019 | Which Of The Two Do You Want Me To Release? |
April 2019 | What is the Liturgy of the Hours? |
March 2019 | To Excommunicate or Not? |
February 2019 | What Does the Term ‘Practical Catholic’ Mean? |
January 2019 | Why Should We Attend Mass? |
December 2018 | Will I be Saved? |
November 2018 | Why is The Period We Are In Called The ‘4th Great Crises’? |
October 2018 | How do we respond to the new crises? |
September 2018 | What did Humanae Vitae really say? Was it really only about Birth Control? |
August 2018 | Why Should We Pray for the Dead? |
July 2018 | What is the difference between a disciple & an Apostle? |
June 2018 | What Does the Church Teach About Hell and Purgatory? (Part 2) |
May 2018 | What Does the Church Teach About Hell & Purgatory? |
April 2018 | I Obey All the Commandments so I Am Going to Heaven – Right? |
March 2018 | When you get a divorce, are you excommunicated and barred from receiving Holy Communion? |
February 2018 | Did the Massacre of the Holy Innocents Really Happen? |
January 2018 | Silences is Where We Meet God |
December 2017 | Why is there so Much Talk about Rigidity? |
November 2017 | Since Everyone Was Created Good, Won’t All Of Us Go To Heaven? |
October 2017 | When Does the Host Become Jesus Christ? |
September 2017 | What Can Be Done About Vocations? |
August 2017 | Why is Celibacy Threatening? |
July 2017 | Why Celibacy? |
June 2017 | Celibacy – A Short History |
May 2017 | Is Optional Celibacy for Priests Coming? |
April 2017 | Should Catholics Support Environmentalism? |
March 2017 | Are Redemption & Salvation the Same Thing? |
February 2017 | Can TV Mass Replace Going to Mass in Church? |
January 2017 | Are we to be more forgiving than God? |
December 2016 | Is There a Hierarchy of Doctrines? |
November 2016 | Why Do We Have Liturgy? |
October 2016 (Grand Knights Message) |
What Might We Expect From the New Commission on Women Deacons? |
September 2016 | |
August 2016 | If Vatican II was such a watershed in the Church, do I really need to read anything written before it? |
July 2016 | How do I get more from the Mass? |
June 2016 | Faith Filled Fathers Are Critical to the Church |
May 2016 | What is an Apostolic Exhortation? Does it Change the Catholic Faith? |
April 2016 | Is there any difference between salvation and redemption? |
March 2016 | Why the Different Number of Candles between a High Mass and a Low Mass? |
February 2016 | What is the Meaning and Significance of a Holy Door? |
January 2016 | What is the real role of Guardian Angels? |
December 2015 | What Feasts Trump the Celebration of the Ordinary Sunday Mass Celebration? |
November 2015 | Did the Pope Just Change the Doctrine on Confession of Abortion? |
October 2015 | Did the Pope Just Create Catholic Divorce? |
September 2015 | Does infallibility means that everything the Pope says is true? (reprint from 7 years ago) |
August 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Walking up to Communion |
July 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Kneeling for the Eucharistic Prayer |
June 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Folding Your Hands |
May 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Sitting |
April 2015 | What Does Receiving the Eucharist in a Worthy Manner Mean? |
March 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Beating the Breast |
Febuary 2015 | |
January 2015 | Bodily Participation at Mass – Standing |
December 2014 | How Do We Understand Pope Francis? |
November 2014 | Bodily Participation at Mass –Bowing |
October 2014 | Bodily Participation at Mass–Genuflecting & Bowing |
September 2014 | Bodily Participation at Mass – The Sign of the Cross |
August 2014 | What is Bodily Participation at Mass (Part 1)? |
July 2014 | What Does Active Participation at Mass Really Mean? |
June 2014 | |
May 2014 | How Late Can I Arrive At Mass and The Mass Counts? |
April 2014 | Why Don’t We Hear About Purgatory? |
March 2014 | What are the Precepts of the Church? |
February 2014 | What are Rogation Days? |
January 2014 | How Many Times May Communion be Received Each Day? |
December 2013 | Should We Pray to the Saints to Intercede for Us? |
November 2013 | Did the Pope Really Say We Need to Stop Speaking Out? |
October 2013 | How do Places of Worship Get Their Names? |
September 2013 | What Exactly is Ordinary Time? |
August 2013 | Why Should We Pray for the Dead? |
July 2013 | Do You Have to be a Priest to be a Cardinal? |
June 2013 | What Does Episcopal Consecration Mean? |
May 2013 | What is a Cardinal Deacon? |
April 2013 | Can You Explain Differences in the New Mass Like Consubstantial and Incarnate? |
March 2013 | What Do You Call a ‘Retired’ Pope? |
Feb 2013 | Is there a real difference between ‘Permanent’ and ‘Transitional’ Deacons? |
Jan 2013 | |
Dec 2012 | Where Were You on November 7th? |
Nov 2012 | What are the Most Objectionable Parts of Obamacare? |
Oct 2012 | As we Decide Who to Vote For, What are the Non-Negotiable Issues? |
Sept 2012 | Should Catholics Outwardly Evangelize like Other Christians? |
Aug 2012 | When Were the Gospels Written? |
July 2012 | How Often do you Pray to Receive the Eucharist? |
June 2012 | What was the Big Deal about Bishop Jenky’s Homily? |
May 2012 | Why is Divine Mercy Sunday Important? |