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“Ask a Priest: Should I Reveal the True Sex of My Trans Friend?”
Q: I have a friend who is biologically a female but identifies as a male. I refer to this person by their preferred pronouns out of love and respect for this person. My boyfriend, however, has no idea this person is biologically a woman, and I am scared to tell ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Heaven Closed to Someone Who Willingly Risked Death?”
Q: I’ve been trying to get an answer to these questions since I was 8 years old. I understand that if a person takes his own life, he will not go to heaven. My question is, if a person knows that an action will kill him, and he does the ...
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“Ask a Priest: Am I Doomed If I Leave the Church?”
Q: A few years ago, we had a family trauma regarding my son and several people who attended a Catholic school. When things got tough and we needed community, the parish was unsupportive. We found ourselves isolated from the very people we had shared pews with for so many years. ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is Wanting to Look Thin Sinful?”
Q: Is it a sin to want to lose weight if you are not overweight to start with? If not, when does it fall into the sin of vanity? Is it a sin if you want to lose weight to be happier/more satisfied with your appearance if you’re at a ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I Badmouthed My Ex-boyfriend?”
Q: I broke up with my boyfriend a while ago, and in a lot of pain and hurt, I gossiped a lot about it to anyone who would listen. It was a form of coping for me and a way to feel better about it. But it was wrong of ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If I’m Losing My Faith After a Month in College?”
Q: I’ve been at college for about a month now and have realized that my faith has been weakened a lot. God is not my priority anymore, and I find it a struggle to find time to pray since I’m constantly surrounded by others, doing homework and just straight up ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Vote for Whomever Is Pro-life?”
Q: As a Catholic, shouldn’t I be voting for whomever is pro-life for president? I’m very concerned about the choices out there and not sure if I should just “throw away my vote” this time around. Thank you for your time. – Tammy. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If My Friends Are Aggressively Atheistic?”
Q: I’m a young Christian woman living in an atheist-dominated city. My non-believing peers and friends upset me by telling me over and over that to believe in God is crazy, and they say the Bible is a made-up lie. I never force my views upon them; however, they always ...
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