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“Ask a Priest: What If Marian Devotion Seems Too Much?”
Q: My husband and I are Catholic and converted from Protestantism. We have been Catholic for years but still struggle with all the attention Mary receives. To us she receives more prayers, attention, devotion, processions and obedience than Jesus, which to us still after all these years is worship and ...
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“Ask a Priest: Why Does Jesus Evade Mary’s Question in the Temple?”
Q: When Jesus was 12 years old his parents were looking for him and after three days they found them in the temple. Why did he not make a direct, literal response to his mother about why he went missing? Instead of giving a proper explanation, he surprised her by ...
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“Ask a Priest: If Mary Spoke to Me in a Dream, Is That Clairvoyance?”
Q: I’ve always been told that psychics are bad and immoral. But throughout the Bible prophets have seen or spoken to God, and to me that sounds like aspects of clairvoyance. Is clairvoyance OK if it is used to seek a deeper connection with God instead of for personal gain? ...
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“Ask a Priest: Doesn’t Mary’s Virginity Detract From Marriage?”
Q: Why do we believe that Mary is ever-virgin? It makes it seem as though she would be less if she weren’t. I find it a little frustrating, though, because it makes her seem more far away, less human, especially if I’m a woman/mother/wife who won’t be ever-virgin. It makes ...
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“Ask a Priest: Are Mary and Joseph Considered Perfect?”
Q: I have some questions about Jesus in relation to his biological family here on Earth. If Jesus has been the only perfect person to exist in history, then what does the Church say about Mary and Joseph? I mean, Mary was chaste and Joseph helped to raise Jesus; then ...
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“Ask a Priest: What About Mariology, Prayers to Saints and Absolution of Sins?”
Q: I have been raised Protestant and have held Protestant views for nearly my entire life. Recently, I have felt as though something is missing from it all. I have felt a pull from Catholicism, but there are parts of it that I still am unsure of, particularly Mariology, prayers ...
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“Ask a Priest: Did Jesus Ever Get Annoyed at Mary?”
Q: I was wondering if Jesus, when he was a teen/young adult, would ever get angry or annoyed with his mother, Mary? -N.K. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: First, it is worth recalling that Jesus had no sin. “For we do not have a high priest who is ...
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“Ask a Priest: Do Matthew and Luke contradict each other on Jesus’ early life?”
Q: In Matthew 2, it says Mary, Joseph and Jesus were in Bethlehem, and (verse 13) after the wise men left, the angel told them to flee to Egypt. So they went to Egypt and stayed there till Herod died. But in Luke 2, Mary, Joseph and Jesus go to ...
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