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“Ask a Priest: Is Cheating on Homework a Grave Sin?”
Q: Is cheating on homework in college a mortal sin? I am an 18-year-old freshman who finds it hard to balance school, my faith and a job. Often, teachers give an unrealistic of work and I don’t have the time to do it so I’ve cheated. Is copying answers offline ...
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“Ask a Priest: What Can I Do to Evangelize More?”
Q: I want to spread the word of God daily, but I have a lot of fear that results in my anxiety. I’ve started small by putting on my account in Discord (a social media website), “Thank God for another day.” I think that’s good, but should I do more? ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Do Some in Sin Die Young, and Others Repent Late in Life?”
Q: I need help explaining something to my teenage and early-20s sons. It is so hard to understand how some people have a lifetime to make mistakes and live outside God’s will, turn their backs on their Catholic upbringing, and then have a beautiful reversion story late in life, while ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Should We Think of the ‘Things Above’?”
Q: What are the “things above” in Colossians 3:2 that we are to set our minds on, and what does it mean practically to set our minds on them? Does this just mean to keep Jesus always in the forefront of our thoughts? Thank you! — Sally Answered by Fr. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Invite Back the Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
Q: I am homebound and recently had two Jehovah’s Witnesses knock on my door. We spoke at the door for a while, and I agreed to have them come back later and discuss the Bible. I have been going through some difficult times, and I have prayed to God to ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Don’t Feel Worthy of Heaven?”
Q: I grew up as a Christian but frequently have doubts about God. Whenever I ask my family or friends about my doubts, they would tell me to read the Bible and pray more and cast away my doubts as they are from the devil. I have read the Bible ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Heaven Closed to Someone Who Willingly Risked Death?”
Q: I’ve been trying to get an answer to these questions since I was 8 years old. I understand that if a person takes his own life, he will not go to heaven. My question is, if a person knows that an action will kill him, and he does the ...
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“Ask a Priest: Would the Church Accept Me, a Single Mom?”
Q: I was raised in a Baptist church and became agnostic. I am a single mother of two children, and I was not raised Catholic. My children have not been brought up with religion. I want to convert to Catholicism as I feel God’s spirit is guiding me there. But ...
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