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“In the last 35 years, those lives destroyed could have included…”
From Fr. George Rutler’s “pastor’s page” for 11 January. There was a theologian who, when discouraged, would keep repeating to himself, “I have been baptized.” Since the Prince of Lies has...
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ASK FATHER: Delaying baptism until after Lent
From a reader… QUAERITUR: The pastoral associate at our NO parish makes a point of insisting every year that we don’t do Baptisms during Lent, supposedly as a way of showing unity with the Catechumens....
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ASK FATHER: Miscarried babies and heaven
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Does a miscarriage baby go to heaven if not baptized? One of God’s greatest attributes is His mercy. We read in the letter of James 2:13, that mercy triumphs over judgment....
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ASK FATHER: Is baptism by fake women ‘priests’ valid?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: While discussing the ecclesial status of someone baptized by an SSPX priest (is the newly baptized person Catholic?), I had a troubling thought: what about someone who is...
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ASK FATHER: Can’t find a confirmed godparent within the family
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My wife and I are going to have our third child in November. We are having a hard time finding someone in the family to be our child’s Godparents when we baptize him/her. THE...
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ASK FATHER: Confession before conversion
From a reader… I just read through your “ASK FATHER: Can non-Catholics go to confession?” post. For me, as a convert who was validly Baptized outside the Church, and because I had a horrific first...
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ASK FATHER: Priest who baptizes any baby brought to him
From a reader… I know of a local Ukrainian Catholic priest who baptizes any Catholic baby (whether Roman or Eastern Rite) who is brought to him by their parents (whether or not the parents knew of this...
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ASK FATHER: What constitutes solid baptism prep?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What constitutes solid “prep” for parents of an infant to be baptized? I (34, married, 4 kids) have been charged by our pastor with prepping the parents (one Catholic, one...
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ASK FATHER: Father denies Communion to girl who was “rebaptized”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My daughter attended a Christian Youth Camp this summer with her girl friends. She asked me if she could renew her baptism vows in Lake [removed]. [Renew “vows” or “promises”?...
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ASK FATHER: Baptism with slight separation of matter and form… valid? Am I...
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was born to Southern Baptist parents and baptized at age 7 by immersion. I clearly remember standing waist-high in a pool of water… the Baptist minister pronounced the...
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ASK FATHER: Priest only baptizes babies by full immersion and without clothes...
From a reader… My daughter and son-in-law (a Lutheran, and a good man finding his way home) are taking classes in preparation for the baptism our granddaughter who will be born in April. She has been...
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Wherein Fr. Z reviews and rants on important points about VALID baptism
Because Easter is a special time for baptizing, I hereunder assemble some observations from past ASK FATHER Question Box responses about baptism and validity. INITIAL RANT: Bishops would do well to...
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ASK FATHER: Godparents must be confirmed, married properly
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have been asked to be my nieces godmother but I have to make my confirmation. The lady at the church [?] told me I can not do so until I have my marriage convalidated by the...
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ASK FATHER: Baptizing aliens who burst into flames from water. No. Really.
From a reader (who has sent queries before about a writing project): I’m sorry if I’m been annoying at all in the past. But I have another question this one is for a writing project that might never...
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ASK FATHER: Received into Church after strange Presbyterian baptism
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was Baptized in the Presbyterian Church and converted to the Catholic faith 9 years ago at the age of 9. Becoming very interested in my own baptism I watched a video of a...
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“In the last 35 years, those lives destroyed could have included…”
From Fr. George Rutler’s “pastor’s page” for 11 January. There was a theologian who, when discouraged, would keep repeating to himself, “I have been baptized.” Since the Prince of Lies has...
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ASK FATHER: Delaying baptism until after Lent
From a reader… QUAERITUR: The pastoral associate at our NO parish makes a point of insisting every year that we don’t do Baptisms during Lent, supposedly as a way of showing unity with the Catechumens....
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ASK FATHER: Family member baptized children without parents knowledge
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently learned that one of my family members took the initiative to illicitly baptize two “infants” (one under the age of one and the other almost 4 years old) herself...
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Are you a Sponsor for a Confirmand? Will you be one? Food for thought.
Many of you out there are godparents or sponsors for confirmands (from Latin confirmandus… “someone about to be confirmed”. Some of are are about to take on this responsibility. Yes, this is a...
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ASK FATHER: Can a Permanent Deacon perform a Baptism according to the Old Rite?
From a permanent deacon… QUAERITUR: Can a Permanent Deacon perform a Baptism according to the Old Rite? I would be using the booklet entitled “Baptism” published by Angelus Press. My old pastor, the...
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