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QUESTIONS ABOUT DATING & MARRIAGE
“Ask a Priest: Should We Wait Another 7 Years to Get Married?”
Q: I have been in a very loving, Christian relationship for two years now. We want to get married but have to wait another seven-plus years while we finish med school/grad schools. We have been saving ourselves for our entire relationship, but it seems impossible to continue another seven years. ...
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“Ask a Priest: May I Enable My Daughter to Cohabit?”
Q: My daughter is 24 and lives with us. She is not practicing her faith. She is finishing her university degree soon and just informed us that she is moving out to live with her boyfriend. They’ve been dating for five years. I’ve shared with her my concerns about doing ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could Brain Scans Prove the Case for Transgenderism?”
Q: What are the Church’s thoughts on transgenderism? I ask because I read an article in a scientific publication about how, apparently, brain scans have revealed that the brain of a transwoman (a male who identifies as a woman) is structurally more like the brain of an average woman than ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Friend’s Family Doesn’t Accept My Annulment?”
Q: I received an annulment from the Catholic Church. Since then, I met someone and we have fallen in love. His family, however, doesn’t believe that the annulment is correct, and that the Church has no power to provide an annulment, as it is not stated anywhere in the Bible. ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If a Potential Spouse Differs with Key Church Teachings?”
Q: For the past eight years have been re-energizing my Catholic faith through the sacraments, study, self-examination and prayer. I was married for many years to a woman who struggled with alcoholism. She died a few years ago from the effects of her drinking. For the past 18 months I ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could I Join in My Daughter’s Same-Sex ‘Wedding’?”
Q: My 30-year-old daughter realized in high school that she is attracted to women sexually. She recently proposed to the woman she has been dating for the past 11 years and living with for the past seven. This woman is a wonderful person whose influence has made my daughter a ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Didn’t God Protect Me From a Devious Boyfriend?”
Q: My relationship with a man I thought I was going to marry ended recently. He lied and hid information from me. If God knows all things, why didn’t God protect me from this man a long time ago? I am left feeling that if you lie and treat people ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I’m Aching for Marriage?”
Q: How do I let go of this aching desire for marriage? I know it won’t fulfill me, but when I’m at Mass, and I see couples and beautiful big families — my concentration is pulled away from Jesus. And all I think about is how forgettable and unlovable I ...
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