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QUESTIONS ABOUT LIVING the FAITH
“Ask a Priest: May I Romantically Text a Woman Who’s Not My Wife?”
Q: I’m a 74-year-old married man, who has been texting with a woman who is much younger and lives on another continent. I plan to honor my obligation to my wife, but the marriage is loveless. After many long and deep conversations with this younger woman, there have been messages ...
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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: Must We Tell Everything in Confession?”
Q: Do we have to say everything in a confession? Thank you. – Adelaide Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: It depends on what you mean by “everything.” At the very least, we need to tell all our mortal sins and the number of times we committed them. We also ...
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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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“Ask a Priest: What If Things Seem Tougher When I Try to Turn to God?”
Q: I found a strange thing in the past six to seven years in my life. When I was cold toward the faith, even to the point when I sin, even grave sin, I was all right in my life. But when I began to repent and turn to God, ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Girlfriend Wants Me to Cut Ties With My Brother?”
Q: My girlfriend doesn’t want me to attend my brother’s wedding. For context: My girlfriend and I have been dating for almost three years, and she has been one of the most loving and caring people I ever met. We practice the sacraments together. Even though we are young (she ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Marry Someone I Only Know Online?”
Q: I am talking to someone online. He is from another country and would like to marry me. This is one of the easiest ways he could get a visa in order for us to live together. I would love to marry him, as he is a good Christian man. ...
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