Father Kenneth Doyle
Father Doyle is now retired.
Privileges of a deacon
August 12, 2022
Donating body to science
August 5, 2022
God and birth defects
July 29, 2022
Churches that close; Non-Catholic cantor?
July 22, 2022
Homilies distributed; Mass for a non-Catholic
July 15, 2022
How to obtain relics
July 8, 2022
Doomed by Scripture?; Masses for broader intentions
July 1, 2022
Is confessor a worse sinner; Commemorating day of baptism
June 24, 2022
Celebrating Mass in mortal sin
June 17, 2022
Baptism and non-Catholic parents; Forgetting eucharistic fast
June 10, 2022
Protestants, Catholics and tithing
June 3, 2022
Site of the Ascension; When to leave Mass?
May 27, 2022
Change in pastor; daily Mass
May 20, 2022
Platonic civil marriage
May 13, 2022
Wearing a veil in church – Destination weddings?
May 6, 2022
Incense every Sunday? – The elderly and Mass attendance
April 29, 2022
Purgatory and the good thief
April 22, 2022
Difference between priest and monsignor; Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday
April 15, 2022
Friday abstinence for vegans
April 8, 2022
Remain a Catholic? – Holy Communion with Alzheimer's disease?
April 1, 2022
Refusing Communion
March 25, 2022
'Lead us not into temptation'
March 18, 2022
Bowing to a priest
March 11, 2022
Is there a literal hell?
March 4, 2022
Male saints and virginity – Is witchcraft wrong and why?
February 25, 2022
Does Jesus free us from sin and death?
February 18, 2022
Confession or reconciliation
February 11, 2022
Are silent prayers heard by God?
February 4, 2022
Effect of 'last rites'- What justifies natural family planning?
January 28, 2022
Position during Our Father; Extreme unction and forgiveness
January 21, 2022
Hosting unmarried couple; Call no man “father”
January 14, 2022
Why baptize a baby?
January 7, 2022
Marriage of Mary and Joseph – Attending same-sex wedding
December 24, 2021
What is the nativity fast?
December 10, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine and parents' role – Marriage and celibacy
December 3, 2021
Johnson & Johnson vaccine - Accepting Jesus as Savior
November 19, 2021
Disposition of altar relics
November 12, 2021
Age of Confirmation
November 5, 2021
Renewal of vows for non-Catholics; Rationale regarding women priests
October 29, 2021
Disruptions in church
October 22, 2021
Did God 'require' sacrifice of Jesus?
October 15, 2021
Women deacons?
October 8, 2021
Can ashes be commingled?
October 1, 2021
Dating divorced individuals – Bowing at name of Jesus
September 24, 2021
What about Purgatory? - Do priests forget confessions?
September 17, 2021
Divorce and the Eucharist – Long-haired priest
September 10, 2021
Baptism and non-Catholic parents; Forgetting eucharistic fast
September 3, 2021
Saturday funeral Masses; Who can give blessings?
August 27, 2021
Religious items and later use; Cremation ashes as fertilizer?
August 20, 2021
Reading murder mysteries
August 13, 2021
Friday abstinence for a vegan
August 6, 2021
Getting child baptized; Devotion to St. Expeditus
July 30, 2021
Annulment questions
July 23, 2021
Pray for Satan; Mass vessels and vestments
July 16, 2021
‘Perfume terrorism,’ continued; Religious practice and parents’ concern
July 9, 2021
Words of consecration
July 2, 2021
Jesus on the cross – Gravity of sin
June 25, 2021
Back to sacraments; Perfume and parishes
June 18, 2021
Pope and grand ayatollah; Is feeding tube necessary?
June 11, 2021
Intent to exclude children; Is confession necessary?
June 4, 2021
Crucifixion and need for repentance – Raising children Catholic
May 28, 2021
Site of the Ascension – When to leave Mass?
May 21, 2021
Coming back to church
May 14, 2021
Marriage open to children
May 7, 2021
What if Eucharist is stolen; Still mortal sin to miss Mass?
April 30, 2021
Were the apostles baptized?
April 23, 2021
Donating bodily remains
April 16, 2021
Violent video games
April 9, 2021
Burial in non-Catholic cemetery – Anxious as death draws near
April 2, 2021
Baptism during COVID-19
March 26, 2021
Reason for celibacy – Blessing for non-sacramental marriage
March 19, 2021
Wording of Nicene Creed – Conflicted about cremation
March 12, 2021
Praying for all the dead – Does Holy Name Society still exist?
February 26, 2021
Christ 'descended into hell' – Holy Family: Egypt or Nazareth?
February 19, 2021
Mass for a non-Catholic
February 12, 2021
Who raised Jesus?
February 5, 2021
Baptism and marriage of parents – Suicide and the Catholic Church
January 29, 2021
Splitting revenue: Parish and diocese – How are non-Catholics forgiven?
January 22, 2021
How to 'bless the Lord'? – Sacrifice as substitute for Friday abstinence
January 15, 2021
Kneel, sit or stand?
January 8, 2021
Eucharist in mortal sin
December 25, 2020
Pope Francis and civil unions
December 18, 2020
Distracted in prayer; Pray for president-elect?
December 11, 2020
Go back to parish or not?
December 4, 2020
'For all' or 'for many' - Meaning of 'few are chosen'
November 27, 2020
General absolution during COVID-19?
November 20, 2020
New marriage without death certificate
November 13, 2020
Marrying an 'anti-Catholic'
November 6, 2020
Catholics and voting
October 20, 2020
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
October 23, 2020
What is true forgiveness?
October 16, 2020
Jews and baptismal sponsors
October 9, 2020
Sacraments for divorced and remarried?
October 2, 2020
Disposing of religious articles
September 25, 2020
Responsibility re: lesbian friend – Was dispensation necessary?
September 18, 2020
Status of women deacons – Stand or kneel for Communion?
September 11, 2020
Shouldn't churches be 'essential'?
September 4, 2020
Death as consequence of sin – Distractions in prayer
August 28, 2020
Meaning of original sin – Obligation for televised Mass?
August 21, 2020
Natural phenomena at death of Christ - King James Bible
August 14, 2020
Do converts have to be 'remarried'? - Bowing at name of Jesus
August 7, 2020
Death penalty and Catholics; Seminarians and Roman collar
July 31, 2020
Forgiveness of 'many' or 'all'? – Divorce, remarriage and Communion
July 24, 2020
Existence of purgatory; Did Mary die, and where?
July 17, 2020
Which day is the Sabbath?
July 10, 2020
Burying urn without family
July 3, 2020
Christ's descent into hell; Catholic-Jewish wedding
June 26, 2020
Sex in heaven; feeling need for forgiveness
June 19, 2020
Strange wording in 'Hail Holy Queen'; Who created COVID-19?
June 12, 2020
Rules on receiving Communion; 'Starting again' in marriage
June 5, 2020
History of confession – Does televised Mass fulfill obligation?
May 29, 2020
Pray to Mother Angelica – Crimes pardoned by the Pope
May 22, 2020
Did Jesus have to die for our sins? – Waiting for the right partner
May 15, 2020
Pope and bishops in China
May 8, 2020
Anointing of the sick during the coronavirus; Bow or genuflect?
May 1, 2020
Catholic attendance at civil wedding; Biden and same-sex marriage
April 24, 2020
Why did Jesus weep? - Funeral Mass if no burial?
April 17, 2020
Church's stance on organ donation; Endorsing candidates
April 10, 2020
Is funeral Mass mandated? – Autistic youth and first Communion
April 3, 2020
Reconciling Gospel accounts - Politics and the pulpit
March 27, 2020
Are relics ‘macabre’?; Divorce after years of verbal abuse?
March 20, 2020
Extraordinary minister, annulment required?
March 13, 2020
Church's position on Mass in Latin
March 6, 2020
What is a good Catholic Bible? - Can Heaven be happy with some missing?
February 28, 2020
Chewing gum and holy Communion
February 21, 2020
Catholic Church and Alpha movement; Church and women deacons
February 14, 2020
End of Christmas season?
February 7, 2020
Confession once a year? – Is incense hamful to health?
January 31, 2020