Father Kenneth Doyle

Father Kenneth Doyle: Do we now go straight to heaven?

02/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: What does the church teach about what happens after someone dies? The reason I bring it up is that often when I attend a Catholic funeral, I hear the priest say in a homily that the deceased is now in heaven and suffering no more. But how does that fit in with […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Do priests have a three-Mass-a-day limit?

01/23/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently I visited my home parish in Ohio (Diocese of Toledo). I was there to attend the 8:30 a.m. Mass on Dec. 24. Before Mass, the regular priest announced that there would be a substitute priest for that Mass because of the limit of “three Masses a day.” (The regular priest was […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Which Ten Commandments are Catholic?

01/11/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently I read an article stating that the “Catholic” Ten Commandments are different from those given to Moses. According to this article, Catholics deleted the Second Commandment — about no idols or graven images — and then split the last one into two in order to make up for that deletion. (It […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Speaking of agoraphobia

12/28/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I enjoy reading your columns in our diocesan newspaper. Recently you responded to a person who is concerned about missing Mass due to agoraphobia. (Editor’s note: Agoraphobia is defined as an extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.) As a psychiatrist, I wish you would have added that […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Catholic burial for unbaptized son?

12/14/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: My son passed away recently at the age of 35. We held a memorial service for him since we could not have a funeral Mass. (He was not baptized as an infant — which was my decision, of course, not his.) I have been a Catholic all my life, have followed Christian […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Father Peyton on way to sainthood?

11/30/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: A friend told me recently that the cause of Father Patrick Peyton had been sent to the Vatican for sainthood. Do you know how it stands and when he might be declared a saint? (I hope and pray that it will be in my lifetime.) Also, what are the stages for someone […]

Father Kenneth Doyle What’s the correct ending of Our Father?

11/16/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Protestants have their own form of the Lord’s Prayer, ending with, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.” I read in a book by a Catholic author, first published in 1911, that “such an addition was not uttered by Our Lord. Catholics consequently do not use it.” […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Do prayers change God’s mind?

11/02/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I’m confused about something and would be grateful for your help. Does prayer change God’s mind? Can someone be moved to the head of the line if we pray hard enough? (Cuba, Missouri) A: To answer this question, we first need to admit our limitations. I cannot pretend to know the mind […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: People leaving right after Communion

10/19/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I am surprised by the number of people who regularly leave church immediately after receiving the Eucharist. In the diary of St. Faustina, Jesus says how sad he is that people treat him as a dead object and busy themselves with other things. It is distracting and disruptive of my own personal […]

Father Kenneth Doyle What are the duties of a pastor?

10/05/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Can you please explain what a pastor’s duties are and whether he has anyone overseeing him? Does he report directly to the bishop? Does the bishop ever meet or check with the pastor to see how things are going? (Syracuse, New York) A: A pastor, as the word itself signifies, is essentially […]