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QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVING the FAITH
“Ask a Priest: What If Prayer But Not Dogma Attracts Me to Catholicism?”
Q: I was born to a mother from a strong Catholic family and a father whose parents were Missouri Synod Lutherans. I was baptized as a baby in that Lutheran church, but then my parents joined an awful “prosperity gospel” house church, and I was raised in that context. It ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Friends Tell Dirty Jokes?”
Q: I have some very close friends who occasionally tell dirty jokes that get extreme. It makes me uncomfortable, but I find myself joining in sometimes in the moment without thinking about it. There will even sometimes be jokes cracked against the Church. My questions are: How should I approach ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Listen to Racy Songs?”
Q: When I listen to songs, the singers often refer to their lover as being the only one they need in life, their salvation, their heaven, their feelings of ecstasy. Songs also say or suggest what they do physically in the relationship. And in other songs they will use some ...
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“Ask a Priest: How Should I Live My Life?”
Q: My biggest question right now is how should I live, and why should I live like that? I assume the answer is to follow Church teaching, correct? – M.S. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: It’s good that you are asking this kind of question. It’s good to reflect ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If Friends Don’t See a Need to Pray for the Dead?”
Q: What do you say to friends who have loved ones pass away unexpectedly, and they believe the deceased are in heaven already? I pray for the deceased, but the friends insist they are in heaven. So they ask me why I would pray for the dead. The deceased could ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If a Roommate Wants Her Boyfriend to Stay With Her?”
Q: I am in university, and one of my flat mates who is non-Catholic / non-religious asked me if it was okay for me if she brought her boyfriend to stay with her (in her room). We will be sharing the same bathroom and kitchen as her, but she and ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If Christianity Seems Hypocritical?”
Q: I often feel that Christianity and Catholicism are hypocritical. Both state that God is loving and accepting, but God seems to ignore everyone but a few favorites and ignores people who pray every day. Christians/Catholics teach that the rule of loving thy neighbor is the most important rule, but ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Skip Fasting If Lodging With a Family?”
Q: I know that the obligatory fasting times for Catholics are during Lent and that we are also encouraged to include fasting and abstinence in our day-to-day or weekly schedule. In regards to this, I used to follow that schedule by fasting every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Also, on those ...
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