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Are only priests allowed to baptise?
The ordinary ministers of baptism are the bishop, priest and deacon. However, in cases of necessity, especially in danger of death, anyone, even a non-baptised person, can baptise. They must have the intention to do as the Church does; they must either immerse in water three times or pour water over the head three times;…
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When is it sinful to miss Mass?
All Catholics are obliged to attend Mass every Sunday and on Holydays of Obligation (or at the vigil Mass on the evening before). The celebration of Mass on the Lord’s Day fulfils the third commandment and is the heart of the Church’s life. At Mass we not only demonstrate our faithfulness to Christ and the…
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Why does God not make all people come to him as he can do all things?
There are many aspects to this question. Of his own free will God created human beings in his own image. That means we too have free will (CCC 1701-1715). We were created to freely choose to love God (CCC 356-361). We respond in faith to the initiative of God who reveals himself (CCC 142-184). If…