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“Ask a Priest: What If My Aunt Is in an Invalid Marriage?”
Q: My question (I think) concerns fraternal correction and cooperating with sin. For context, both my parents have passed away, and one of my closest living relatives, an aunt, lives in the Midwest. I live in Texas. I was confirmed a few years ago, and my first visit to her ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Write Off a Guy Who Tells Dirty Jokes?”
Q: I am a college co-ed. There is a guy that I like from church. He is an altar server, and I am a lector. He is very respectful to elders, considerate, kind and soft-spoken. He also comes from a very pious family. We talk a lot these days. We ...
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“Ask a Priest: Do I Need to Reveal Past Sexual Sins to a Fiancé?”
Q: Currently I don’t have a boyfriend or fiancé, but I once dated a Muslim and had sex with him quite a few times. I went to confession and regretted doing that thing before marriage. So, I stopped it and broke up with him. But I’m worried about my future. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Am I, at 18, Wrong to Disobey My Parents?”
Q: I am an 18-year-old Catholic male college student. Recently I slept over at my girlfriend’s house, with a large group of friends, on the same couch, in a public room, watching a movie, with her dad and sister in the house. I had no ill intentions, nothing bad happened ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Believe in Energies?”
Q: I am really struggling with my faith. I come from a household where half of my family are Catholic, and the other half have no religion. I had attended a Catholic school and learned all about Catholicism while not being a Catholic (I didn’t receive Communion, etc.). I developed ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Reveal the True Sex of My Trans Friend?”
Q: I have a friend who is biologically a female but identifies as a male. I refer to this person by their preferred pronouns out of love and respect for this person. My boyfriend, however, has no idea this person is biologically a woman, and I am scared to tell ...
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“Ask a Priest: May I Romantically Text a Woman Who’s Not My Wife?”
Q: I’m a 74-year-old married man, who has been texting with a woman who is much younger and lives on another continent. I plan to honor my obligation to my wife, but the marriage is loveless. After many long and deep conversations with this younger woman, there have been messages ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If In-laws Attack the Faith?”
Q: I had my baby safely a few months ago, thank God. Now, I am looking for spiritual advice on how to handle a family matter. My infant son was baptized, and my in-laws attacked us for it, chose not to come, and sent a lot of offensive messages to ...
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