Dear Fr. Joe: What is a practicing Catholic? In the Know With Father Joe Oct 1, 2009 A: Itโs wild, but as much as we throw around the phrase โpracticing... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Was there really a Pope Joan? In the Know With Father Joe Sep 1, 2009 Thereโs a movie coming out about someone called โPope Joan.โ My tea... Read More
St. Joseph Cupertino Saint of the Month Sep 1, 2009 Feast Day: Sept. 18 Patron Saint of: aviation, astronauts, people w... Read More
How to Calm the Storms in Your Life Spiritual Fitness Sep 1, 2009 "On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, โLet us go ac... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Does God know what we are going to do before we do it? In the Know With Father Joe Jul 1, 2009 In the last issue, we looked at free will and how Godโs knowing eve... Read More
What Was the Second Vatican Council Really Like? Theology 101 Jul 1, 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
โDo Not Be Afraidโ Spiritual Fitness Jul 1, 2009 This month, I want to take another look at the issue of faith in Ch... Read More
Apostle of Germany Saint of the Month Jun 1, 2009 Feast Day: June 5 Patron saint: of Germany and the Netherlands, br... Read More
How Priestsโ Lives Are Changing Theology 101 Jun 1, 2009 Q. As the number of clergy decrease, how do you see the role of the... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: If God knows everything, what is the point of free will? In the Know With Father Joe Jun 1, 2009 A. This is one of the hardest questions Iโve had to work on โ what ... Read More
Who Are We โ in Christ? Spiritual Fitness May 1, 2009 Do we really know who we are in Christ? Do we really understa... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Can you please tell me why Catholics pray to saints? In the Know With Father Joe May 1, 2009 As we discussed last month, we are all in the process of becoming p... Read More
Saint Hilary of Arles Saint of the Month May 1, 2009 Feast day: May 5 Patron saint: of France Canonized: precongregati... Read More
The Angel of Judgment - Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint of the Month Apr 1, 2009 Feast day: April 5 Patron saint: brick makers, builders, construct... Read More
Who is Jesus? Theology 101 Apr 1, 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Can you please tell me why Catholics pray for the deceased? In the Know With Father Joe Apr 1, 2009 How about this: What if I made your question into two questions and... Read More
Talking Back to the Devil Spiritual Fitness Apr 1, 2009 Exercises: How do we defeat temptation? One step that is little ... Read More
The Peacemaker โ Saint Casimir Saint of the Month Mar 1, 2009 Feast Day: March 4 Patron saint: of Poland and Lithuania Canonize... Read More
Close to Christ? Spiritual Fitness Mar 1, 2009 When I was very young, I was introduced to the world of gasoline, g... Read More
Pray Alone or Together? Theology 101 Mar 1, 2009 Q. Weโve seen a decline in Mass attendance over the last couple of ... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: What is purgatory? In the Know With Father Joe Mar 1, 2009 A. When I was young, I thought โpurgatoryโ was Momโs cute nickname ... Read More
The Road to Hope Spiritual Fitness Feb 1, 2009 On the Wednesday after Easter, the church frequently uses the Gospe... Read More
Why Do We Need the Church? Theology 101 Jan 1, 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: What does it mean to be "saved"? In the Know With Father Joe Jan 1, 2009 A. The short answer is โyes,โ but I get paid by the word, so Iโm go... Read More
โMary of the Gaelsโ Saint of the Month Jan 1, 2009 Feast day: Feb. 1 Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, bla... Read More