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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Read Self-Help Books?”
Q: Should a Catholic read self-help books, such as The Magic of Thinking Big? I ask because I have read that books related to the power of thoughts or mindset should be avoided because they are incompatible with our faith. Could you clarify things for me? – Virginia Answered by ...
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“Ask a Priest: Did I Do Right by Hiding My Singing Talent?”
Q: Recently, I was asked repeatedly by my mother to sing for a relative’s birthday party. I rejected her time and time again. Even her cousins came to ask me to sing, but I declined. My mom said she felt hurt and embarrassed, especially since she knew I could sing ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Feel I’m Too Far Gone?”
Q: I have been Catholic my whole life and I’m starting to question it, but I don’t want to, I’m just so lost. I feel like I don’t know enough about Catholicism to continue being a Catholic if that makes sense. I asked myself, am I Catholic because of the ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Girlfriend Holds Some Troubling Views?”
Q: I am 18 and my long-distance girlfriend who is 19 (both of us are Catholic) have been together for two months, and I just recently noticed that she supports same-sex marriage and has called the Catholic Church “sexist.” She even says she wouldn’t mind if our future daughter went ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can’t We Be Good Without God?”
Q: Why do we need God? Can’t we just be good humans? What evidence is there that goodness is the result of a higher power and not just human morality? And why is the Catholic faith the true religion? I am Catholic — a convert confirmed as of almost four ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Can We Deal With the Woke Agenda?”
Q: I am very troubled about the things that are happening in the world. I would like to know what a priest’s view is of all the “woke” agenda that is being forced on people all over the Western world. How do you feel about the things they are trying ...
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“Ask a Priest: Was It OK to Watch Racy Videos to Connect With Dad?”
Q: I’m a married man with two children. My father was over one morning to pick up my 1½-year-old daughter. My father and I don’t agree on much, and have very little in common. My father isn’t religious, and even ridicules religion at times. Anyway, one of the few things ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I’m Tempted to Turn to Tarot Cards?”
Q: When things don’t go the way I hope they will (such as failing a class even when I try very hard), or when I feel distant from God, I often feel a temptation to deliberately sin (not against others, more against God’s law, such as lately dwelling on the ...
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