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“Ask a Priest: Does the Host Contain the Body and Blood of Christ?”
Q: My adult son is questioning why the Blood of Jesus is not offered at every Mass as Jesus requested. “Do this in memory of me” – he said it for both the bread and the wine separately. Please help me explain why we only receive the host (I’ve told ...
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“Ask a Priest: When receiving a blessing at Communion, what is the proper response?”
Q: I am 60 years old. Recently I started the RCIA. I hope to be confirmed sometime around Easter. I understand and accept the fact that I cannot participate in Communion until I have been confirmed. However, I do rise and receive the priest’s blessing. I have a United Methodist ...
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“Ask a Priest: Did I Sin by Telling a Baptist Is Was OK to Receive Communion?”
Q: I told my Baptist friend that it was OK if she took the sacrament of communion even though she isn’t Catholic. I thought it wasn’t a big deal since she believed in God and was baptized even though I knew she wasn’t supposed to (which I said as well). ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is the Novus Ordo Mass a Threat to the Faith?”
Q: I’m a cradle Catholic who has attended primarily Novus Ordo Mass most of my life. Can you please explain how is my faith under threat by attending this valid form of Mass? I’m not sure how this can be and would like clarification. I’m terribly confused by this because ...
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“Ask a Priest: Is the Sunday Mass Obligation a Ploy to Get Money?”
Q: What should I say to my Protestant friend who says the Church makes failure to go to Mass on Sundays a mortal sin to collect more money, and it prohibits birth control to make more Catholics? – Harlan Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The Mass is the highest ...
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“Ask a Priest: Am I Obliged to Get My Grandson to Mass?”
Q: I am my 16-year-old grandson’s confirmation sponsor. My son and his family stopped going to Mass ever since the lockdown from COVID-19. I have tried different ways (many little hints) to get them to come back. My prayers have not been answered yet. My question is: Am I responsible ...
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“Ask a Priest: May I Receive Communion If I’m Cohabitating?”
Q: During confession, a Catholic priest told me that it is okay to receive Communion, even if I am unmarried and cohabitating – as long as I am sleeping with this man only. That troubled me a lot because my understanding is that if you are fornicating (even if with ...
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“Ask a Priest: What If There Are Tensions With a New Pastor?”
Q: I help lead a parish choir, and we are struggling to communicate with a new pastor. Our choir is not yet established properly, but we are trying our best. Our parish priest limited us to use only traditional hymns, which we aren’t familiar with yet. Father has limited our ...
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