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Can sanctuary lamps be some color other than red?
Peggy Frye
If the minister has no access to a sacristy, what should be done with a host that has been spit out?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Are the word, the community, and the Eucharist deserving of equal reverence?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Can a divorced person without a Church annulment participate in the sacraments?
Jim Blackburn
Does a Saturday morning Mass fulfill the Sunday obligation?
Peggy Frye
Why can't priests hear confessions through electronic media such as telephone, e-mail, or Internet?
Peggy Frye
Why does the Church keep the worst sinners at a distance by denying them Communion?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.
Does having multiple priests consecrating the Eucharist mean anything or give additional special meaning to the Mass?
Jim Blackburn
Are extraordinary ministers allowed to bless communicants with the consecrated host?
Michelle Arnold
If a person does not believe the host is the body and blood of Christ, does that change what happens when he receives it?
Fr. Vincent Serpa O.P.

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