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“Ask a Priest: Should I Enter the Church Secretly?”
Q: I am 15 years old. I was raised in an evangelical Protestant family. However, last year I was exposed to Catholicism through a Catholic friend, and after thorough research and lots of prayer, I came to realize that the Catholic Church was the One True Church. After asking my ...
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“Ask a Priest: Was It OK That I Assisted at an Abortion for a Zika Sufferer?”
Q: I work as an anesthesia provider. Recently a woman and her husband had traveled overseas and she unknowingly contracted the Zika virus. A few months later she conceived a child. The child had severe anencephaly (no brain). They desired an abortion — after jumping through several hoops and waiting ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Do I Connect With God?”
Q: I am not sure how to have a relationship with God. How do I know it is God communicating to me? Why doesn’t God manifest himself to everyone in the world for all of us to see? –B.R. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: You raise big questions. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Did I Ruin My Husband’s Faith?”
Q: I married a Southern Baptist. We went through Pre-Cana and were married at my home parish, and originally had a lot of conversations about faith. I went to Bible studies with him at his church, and he went to Mass with me. Over the years, though, he started to ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It Better to Be Muslim Than Alone?”
Q: I have a dilemma. I am the only person in my social group and workplace that still believes in God, and I struggle with the loneliness of this. In my country (Netherlands) fewer than a quarter of the people call themselves Christian anymore, and even of those most don’t ...
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“Ask a Priest: What to Do About Wayward Relatives?”
Q: How do you know when a person is full of evil? How do you protect those around you from this evil, especially in your family? For example, I have a family member who is an atheist and is extremely materialistic. What do you do with someone who has that ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Be Noble and Generous in Spirit?”
Q: Can you help me understand the virtue of magnanimity? Is this a virtue we can actually work on? Kind regards. –C.S. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Magnanimity refers to a person’s ability to do great things without being concerned about praise or thanks. The key to this ...
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“Ask a Priest: Could the Old Testament Be Wrong About Homosexuality?”
Q: I’ve recently been struggling with the idea of homosexuality being a sin, and I was wondering if you could enlighten me on the reasons behind the argument of whether or not homosexuality is indeed sinful. I know that the main biblical verses used in the argument are Leviticus 18:22 ...
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