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“Ask a Priest: How can I handle constant criticizing from a spouse?”
Q: I wonder if you could give me some spiritual guidance for how to handle constant criticizing … from a spouse. Thank you. -L.G. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: A spouse who criticizes constantly can be challenging, to say the least. It might be one reason why Our ...
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“Ask a Priest: What’s a Widow to Do?”
Q: I’m 70 and widowed and I’m seeing a man 78 who is widowed. For financial reasons we cannot get married. We have sexual feelings but realize it’s a sin. What can we do? — S.F. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: I’m not sure what you mean by financial ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can a Non-Virgin Wear White at Her Wedding?”
Q: I have seen everyone using white dresses for weddings, yet when a woman is not pure (virgin), can she marry dressed in white? I just feel it is not the most adequate thing to do, since one should be honest with oneself. If I had one encounter with an ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Miss Mass to Appease My Husband?”
Q: I’m going on holiday in a couple of weeks with my husband. I’m a practicing Catholic and my faith is very important to me, increasingly so in recent years. My husband isn’t Catholic or religious at all, and he struggles with this change in me. He’s made a couple ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Feel Closer to a Gay Man Than to My Husband?”
Q: I am unsure of whether a relationship I have is wrong/grave. I am married but have a friendship with a man whom was previously my manager at work. He suffered from depression and anxiety and didn’t believe in God. I always had a strong desire to pray for his ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Learn to Not Be Attracted to People?”
Q: I have been looking for a relationship for a long time. I really do want to meet my soulmate. I lose hope on the weekends when it gets really lonely. I have tried several novenas, dating apps and young adult events, etc. Is there a way I can train ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Boyfriend Really Isn’t Ready for Baptism?”
Q: My boyfriend has been attending RCIA and is going to be baptized in a month, but he doesn’t believe in anything. He said he is going because he knows it will make me happy and because he wants to marry me and I am Catholic, not because he believes ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Want My Estranged Husband to Die?”
Q: My husband left me four years ago. I tried to save my marriage but could not. He had fallen for another woman. That didn’t work out, and three weeks later he found another woman and lives with her until this day. My question is twofold. First, am I an ...
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