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August 2026 Was it a mortal sin to have my mother’s remaining cremains sprinkled on my family graves?
April 2026
Is it OK to save this clipped lock of my parent’s hair on my home altar as a memento?
January 2026
What is the Catholic view of acupuncture and does the Church permit cremation?
August 2025
As a Catholic widow is occasional masturbation OK while thinking of my handsome husband?
April 2025
How do you explain the allowance of saint's "bone relics" from their bodies in light of cremation?
January 2025
Is the use of incense required at any time during a Catholic funeral Mass or is it optional?
August 2024
Will my husband go to Heaven if he received absolution without confessing/repenting of his sins?
August 2023
Was it OK to ask for a lock of my mother's hair and if it was wrong, how can I correct this situation?
August 2023
What do the Muslims, Christians, and Jewish people say when they surrender their life, for death — meaning, before they die?
August 2023
Can a non-Catholic have a burial Mass and can a non-Catholic be buried in a Catholic cemetery with a Catholic spouse?
January 2022
Since we couldn't afford to bury her, will our mother still be accepted by God and the Church?
January 2022
If someone killed themselves for a specific reason, what level of Hell would they go to?
January 2022
What can I do to get my brother's cremains buried right as I can't afford a cemetery plot nor urn?
January 2021
Besides consoling the family, can the priest give a dead person a form of Last rites or a blessing?
January 2020
Can dying as an infant or dying after receiving one of the sacraments be the best way to go?
August 2019
Is it appropriate to distribute Communion to those in the hospital who say they don't go to church?
January 2019
Is cremation allowable, and If ashes are OK, can they be spread out or do they need to be buried?
January 2019
Where do my actions stand with the Catholic Church and is it a mortal sin to scatter the ashes?
January 2019
Once a person's body has been cremated, do their spirits remain attached, in part, to their ashes?
August 2018
Can funeral Masses be conducted during the 50-day period following Easter?
August 2018
Was there ever a time the Catholic Church was against cremation?
August 2018
How do I handle this constant behavior on my husband from a parish widow and what should I do?
April 2018
Is it a sin to be cremated?
August 2017
Can you help me answer this challenge to the Church's teaching on assisted suicide?
