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1. Ask the Register: Why does the Church make a big deal and so many rules about sex?: (Diocesan News); ... revelation gives us some help! This question was answered by Father Evan Winter, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Minden and Holy Family in Heartwell. “Ask the Register” questions are subject ...; Created on 26 June 2026
2. Ask the Register: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of John the Baptist?: (Diocesan News); ... question was answered by Fr. Joseph Wahlmeier, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Davey and instructor at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write ...; Created on 12 June 2026
3. Ask the Register: What is the SSPX?: (Diocesan News); ... Holy Family in Heartwell. “Ask the Register” questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Write to: 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln, NE, 68501-0328 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...; Created on 28 May 2026
4. Ask the Register: If Christ founded just one Church...: (Diocesan News); ... Steiner, president emeritus of the Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies. For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. “Ask the Register” questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which ...; Created on 22 May 2026
5. Ask the Register: Is the Polka Mass forbidden?: (Diocesan News); ... Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal ...; Created on 08 May 2026
6. Ask the Register: How are priest salaries determined?: (Diocesan News); ... to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal questions ...; Created on 01 May 2026
7. Ask the Register: ‘Why do Catholics worship Christ still hanging on the cross?’: (Diocesan News); ... For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. ...; Created on 24 April 2026
8. Ask the Register: other authority figures?: (Diocesan News); ... of St. Mary Parish in Davey and instructor at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. ...; Created on 17 April 2026
9. Ask the Register: What if the fire alarm goes off?: (Diocesan News); ... to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal questions ...; Created on 03 April 2026
10. Ask the Register: How do I dispose of blessed palms and other religious objects?: (Diocesan News); ... by Msgr. Daniel Seiker for the March issue of “Reach Cathedral,” a publication of the Cathedral of the Risen Christ Parish in Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 ...; Created on 27 March 2026
11. Ask the Register: was Lent ‘invented’?: (Diocesan News); ... to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal questions ...; Created on 20 March 2026
12. Ask the Register: Why do we need organized religion?: (Diocesan News); ... of the Diocese of Lincoln and professor of Theology at St. Gregory the Great Seminary. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. ...; Created on 13 March 2026
13. Ask the Register: what is double effect?: (Diocesan News); ... answers to in Ask the Register. This question was answered by Father Evan Winter, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Minden and Holy Family in Heartwell. Write to Ask the Register using our online ...; Created on 06 March 2026
14. Ask the Register: Scripture for examination in Lent?: (Diocesan News); ... Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal ...; Created on 27 February 2026
15. Ask the Register: Are addictions sins?: (Diocesan News); ... Stephen Graeve, pastor of St. Peter and St. Joseph Parishes in Bellwood. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions ...; Created on 20 February 2026
16. Ask the Register: What is a deanery?: (Diocesan News); ... to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal questions ...; Created on 13 February 2026
17. Ask the Register: Is the Enneagram Personality Test OK?: (Diocesan News); ... John the Baptist Parish in Minden and Holy Family in Heartwell. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject ...; Created on 06 February 2026
18. Ask the Register: What is a parish trustee?: (Diocesan News); Q. I sometimes hear people mention our parish “trustees.” What is a parish trustee? A. Part of the reality of the Catholic Church being in the world but not of the world is, well, we need to be in ...; Created on 30 January 2026
19. Ask the Register: Can you help me understand the lineage of Jesus?: (Diocesan News); ... Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal ...; Created on 23 January 2026
20. Ask the Register: What is a consistory?: (Diocesan News); Q. What is a consistory? A. After 2,000 years of existing, the Church has developed all sorts of process and practices. Most of these developed organically and reflect the human dimension of the Church ...; Created on 16 January 2026
21. Ask the Register: what is ‘rash judgement’?: (Diocesan News); ... This question was answered by Father Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. ...; Created on 09 January 2026
22. Ask the Register: Why does John’s account not mention that?: (Diocesan News); ... Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal ...; Created on 19 December 2025
23. Ask the Register: Questions about deacons, a ‘lightning round’: (Diocesan News); ... Deacon Matthew Hecker, Ph.D. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which ...; Created on 12 December 2025
24. Ask the Register: Is Advent a penitential season?: (Diocesan News); ... when He comes again. This question was answered by Father Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, ...; Created on 05 December 2025
25. Ask the Register: is it ‘Lord’ or ‘LORD’?: (Diocesan News); ... This question was answered by Dr. Vern Steiner, founder and president emeritus of the Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies. For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register ...; Created on 21 November 2025
26. Ask the Register: Is it okay to call Mary ‘Mediatrix’?: (Diocesan News); ... by using titles that, though well meaning, lend themselves to theological imprecision. This question was answered by Father Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register ...; Created on 14 November 2025
27. Ask the Register: Is there a Muslim prayer room at the Vatican?: (Diocesan News); ... Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. ...; Created on 07 November 2025
28. Ask the Register: Which translations of the Bible are approved for Catholics?: (Diocesan News); ... Joshua Burks, executive director of The Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies in Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. ...; Created on 31 October 2025
29. Ask the Register: Prophesying?: (Diocesan News); ... Parishes in Bellwood. “Ask the Register” questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Write to: 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln, NE, 68501-0328 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...; Created on 24 October 2025
30. Ask the Register: on the Sunday obligation: (Diocesan News); As the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln announces the end of the televised Mass for the homebound, the Register asked Father Caleb La Rue to write an “Ask the Register” column explaining the Sunday Mass obligation. ...; Created on 17 October 2025
31. Ask the Register: What do the colors of the zucchetto mean?: (Diocesan News); ... of aerodynamics is involved. This question was answered by Father Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., ...; Created on 10 October 2025
32. Ask the Register: Why are wisdom and folly represented as feminine in books like Proverbs, Wisdom, and Sirach?: (Diocesan News); ... Studies. For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject ...; Created on 03 October 2025
33. Ask the Register: A ‘Lightning Round’ of questions about Baptism - II: (Diocesan News); Continuing from last week, I present Ask the Register Lightning Round: Baptism Edition Part II, “Baptism Strikes Back.” Q. Who can get baptized? A. “Every person not yet baptized and only such a ...; Created on 26 September 2025
34. Ask the Register: A ‘Lightning Round’ of questions about Baptism: (Diocesan News); One of the most frequent topics of Ask the Register questions is baptism. Therefore, I present Ask the Register Lightning Round: Baptism Edition. Q. Are we all baptized priests? SNR photo | Natalie ...; Created on 19 September 2025
35. Ask the Register: Do converts need to have non-Catholic marriages blessed?: (Diocesan News); ... use the phrase “have a marriage blessed,” the correct terminology is to say, “have a marriage convalidated,” but that is a topic for another Ask the Register. This question was answered by Father Caleb ...; Created on 12 September 2025
36. Ask the Register: Can Catholics venerate Orthodox saints?: (Diocesan News); ... the question is yes in this particular circumstance, with possibly the most caveat-y of all caveats in this entire Ask the Register. An important point in all of this is the distinction between public ...; Created on 05 September 2025
37. Ask the Register: Was Jesus correcting the woman who complimented Mary?: (Diocesan News); ... visit emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which ...; Created on 22 August 2025
38. Ask the Register: Why is Confirmation done at such different ages?: (Diocesan News); Q. Why is Confirmation done at such different times and ages? I had heard of an infant being confirmed and did not understand. A. The Code of Canon Law for the Latin Catholic Church (Essentially every ...; Created on 08 August 2025
39. Ask the Register: For God 'so' loved the world: (Diocesan News); ... associate teacher at The Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies in Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions ...; Created on 25 July 2025
40. Ask the Register: What does the ‘image’ of God look like?: (Diocesan News); ... This question was answered by Father Matthew Rolling, academic dean at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite ...; Created on 11 July 2025
41. Ask the Register: Are the stories in the Bible real, or just stories?: (Diocesan News); ... for Biblical Studies. For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions ...; Created on 27 June 2025
42. Ask the Register: Were they actually married on Friday or Saturday?: (Diocesan News); ... Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions ...; Created on 13 June 2025
43. Ask the Register: ‘Fear of the Lord’? Are we supposed to be afraid of God?: (Diocesan News); ... of Sirach. This question was answered by Dr. Vern Steiner, president of the Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies. For more information, visit www.emmausinstitute.net. Write to Ask the Register using ...; Created on 30 May 2025
44. Ask the Register: Was there really a woman pope named Joan in the Middle Ages?: (Diocesan News); Q. Before the election of Pope Leo, I saw a number of stories about a woman pope from the Middle Ages. Is that a real thing that happened? A. There are a few stories that, depending on the time of ...; Created on 23 May 2025
45. Ask the Register: Papal Lightning Round!: (Diocesan News); ... to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions to publish. Personal questions ...; Created on 16 May 2025
46. Ask the Register: Lightning Round!: (Diocesan News); Over the years, the Southern Nebraska Register has received a number of questions for “Ask the Register” that are valid questions, but do not necessarily require long explanations; or they have been previously ...; Created on 09 May 2025
47. Ask the Register: Can you explain what the word ‘Mass’ means?: (Diocesan News); ... Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide which questions ...; Created on 02 May 2025
48. Ask the Register: What does Jesus mean when he asks why God abandoned him?: (Diocesan News); ... This question was answered by Chad Steiner of the Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies in Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln ...; Created on 25 April 2025
49. Ask the Register: Should we pray ‘thee, thou and thy,’ or ‘you and your’?: (Diocesan News); ... the intention of the prayer, it does not really matter which form is used. This question was answered by Father Caleb La Rue, chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online ...; Created on 11 April 2025
50. Ask the Register: How does original sin get imprinted on our souls?: (Diocesan News); ... chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln. Write to Ask the Register using our online form, or write to 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Suite 10, Lincoln NE 68506-6100. All questions are subject to editing. Editors decide ...; Created on 04 April 2025
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