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“Ask a Priest: What to Do About Noisy Kids at Mass?”
Q: I attend church regularly as much as I can. I believe the sacrifice of the Mass is the most beautiful gift given to us because of the body and blood of Christ. I am very dismayed at the amount of disrespect showed during the Mass today by young parents. ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Pine for an Ex-boyfriend?”
Q: I was in a one-year-and-nine-month relationship. We broke up, and I went straight into another relationship. This relationship has been going on for three months. In the first relationship I felt love, but we had our differences. In this new relationship we have little to no differences, but I ...
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“Ask a Priest: What to Do About a Lukewarm Catholic?”
Q: I have a sister who is a cradle Catholic like myself. I have reverted back to the Church after being away for some time. However, I love my Catholic faith and go to Mass and Communion every day. I love praying the rosary and chaplet of Divine Mercy. I ...
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“Ask a Priest: How May I Help my Parish Priest Prudently?”
Q: I feel the sense of friendship toward my parish priest, but I do not want this to be misunderstood. Sometimes I want to help my priest and offer support, but I am a female and I don’t want to cause any unnecessary scandal. I do not want to “cross ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Pole Vaulting Too Dangerous a Sport?”
Q: Would it be a sin to play a potentially dangerous sport? I am thinking about pole vaulting in the spring, but after researching it, the sport seems somewhat dangerous. Just the same, the pole vaulting coach at my high school is very careful, and it seems like he takes ...
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“Ask a Priest: What Signs of Affection Are OK When Dating?”
Q: I am from a country where we have our parents arrange marriage for us. But some families do allow a girl and boy who fell in love to get married before a marriage was fixed for them. In my country falling in love with more than one person is ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can I Cope With an Anti-Catholic Onslaught?”
Q: I often find myself falling by the wayside because of the cultural Zeitgeist. I live in London, and the liberal and professional elite are very outspokenly atheist here. Believers are openly mocked in the comments sections of newspapers, and anti-Christian news items are given great prominence. The “real bones” ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Sue Over Financial Losses?”
Q: Is it ever “right,” appropriate in the eyes of our faith and Church, to file a lawsuit against an individual, business or company for financial losses for the purpose of recovering part of the investment loss? -L.G. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: In principle it is morally ...
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