Jan 6, 2022 · What is a Friar and what do they do? Friars and monks are very similar yet quite different. While in the seminary, there was a popular joke that at one time made the rounds. Who is the best …

Sep 10, 2015 · As the title asks: What is the significance of this particular haircut (the tonsure), why is it associated with monks and what is the history behind it?

Nov 30, 2022 · All this renders very probable the conjecture generally entertained by hymnologists, that the Dies Iræ was composed by a Franciscan in the thirteenth century. Its authorship has been most …

Aug 24, 2015 · Why does nobody in authority in the RC seem to care? Does he slip through the cracks due to his status as a Franciscan friar rather than a parish priest? Does he perhaps have powerful …

May 3, 2021 · That is the traditional understanding of why the pope wears white. In fact, Pope Pius V simply continued to wear the habit under his papal robes, as a sign of familial affection to the Order, …

Nov 3, 2021 · John of the Cross (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major …

Nov 3, 2025 · This culminated in an effort to move the beloved friar to a different monastery and to forbid him from acting as a priest in a public manner. It was a difficult cross for him to bear, but he obeyed …

Aug 6, 2018 · @Nemo If I'm not mistaken, a Friar can't officiate a sacramental marriage mass (only a priest can do that), but they can officiate a non-sacramental marriage ceremony (with a proper …

Oct 31, 2021 · I'm a little tired of seeing this question pop up in my moderation queue, this has to be a question about Catholic doctrine or else it's not a question that can be asked on the site. The …

Nov 18, 2024 · Can anyone become a priest without a lifelong commitment of this sort? No. Ordination leaves "a spiritual and indelible mark impressed upon the soul, by which the recipient is distinguished …