Dear Grace,
Every Sunday at Mass, I see people going up to receive Communion and I notice that many of them simply step up to the minister and put out their hand or open their mouth so casually. Aren’t we required…

Dear Grace,
My daughter was married in the Catholic Church and later divorced, with no children. Due to her financial situation, she has not been able to pursue an annulment, as she was told that it would take about four hundred…

Dear Grace,
A few friends and I were discussing God and Jesus. Some say they are the same being, while others claim they are separate beings. Could you please tell us which is correct, and show us some proof?

I am always…

Dear Grace,
Why did the Christian Church change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday? As you well know, the Jewish people still recognize Saturday as their Sabbath.

The Sabbath, which means “cessation” or “rest” in Hebrew, was the seventh day of the…

Dear Grace: I would like to know what is behind the abstinence of meat on Fridays of Lent. Being a Catholic, I was asked that question and I was unable to answer it.

Abstinence (depriving oneself of certain foods) has been…

Dear Grace,
Lent is so difficult for me every year because of the focus on the suffering of Jesus. It’s so hard for me to think of it. I could not even go see the The Passion of The Christ movie last…

Dear Grace,
For quite some time, I have noticed a man at my parish who faithfully attends Mass yet seems to never receive Communion. Out of curiosity, I recently approached him and asked him why. He related to me that many…

Dear Grace: I had a miscarriage after three and a half months of pregnancy. I have read that in order to go to heaven, you need to be baptized. Am I correct in thinking that my baby went to heaven…

Dear Grace,
I thought you might be able to shed some light on a question for me. I’ve read a lot about how people with money have less dependence on God because they are more comfortable in life.

Does this mean…

Dear Grace: I’ve attended three so-called “healing” Masses. At one, we were invited to approach as we do for Communion, extend our palms and receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

At a second, the priest passed through the congregation…