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“Ask a Priest: What If I’m Starting to Dislike Mass?”
Q: Over time I’ve begun to dislike going to Mass. I attend on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, but it is not with fervor. I am distracted by every noise or movement around me, detest the antics of children, mentally criticize parishioners, do not offer a sign of peace, and ...
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Q: My 13-year-old daughter is being disrespectful during Mass. She doesn’t follow the Mass, is awkward with others during the rite of peace, and today she decided that she wasn’t going to take Communion because she was tired and didn’t want to walk up to the altar. I didn’t want ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: If God Is Love, Why Is There a Hell?”
Q: For many years I have been tormented by the thought of hell, so much so that I have started to rationalize the possibility that it doesn’t exist. It has ruined my life, frankly. I just can’t understand how hell exists if God is love. Couldn’t he figure out a ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: What If It’s Hard to Focus at Mass With a Foreign Priest?”
Q: My church just got an older priest who is very difficult to understand. He rushes through the prayers. I think I am sinning because I am finding it so hard to concentrate on the most important reason I attend: to receive Jesus. Am I sinning by being so upset? ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: Should I Have Tried to Stop My Son From Receiving Communion?”
Q: Recently there was a memorial Mass for a deceased family member. My 40-something son attended and received Communion. He does not regularly attend Mass. I don’t know the last time he attended. Did I commit a sin by not telling him he shouldn’t go to Communion? There are so ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: Does It Matter That Protestant Bibles Have Fewer Books?”
Q: Why does it matter that Protestant Bibles contain fewer books? I understand why they contain fewer books due to Martin Luther, but why does that necessarily matter if they have the Gospels and the essentials? A second question is about how God wants us to worship him. Matthew 18:20 ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: What If a Homilist Mentions Movie Stars a Lot?”
Q: Can a priest keep on mentioning certain movie stars’ beauty and his admiration for those stars over and over again in various homilies? Is the priest showing respect at the altar of sacrifice during Mass in doing so? Thank you. – Regina Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Since ...
Read More → “Ask a Priest: Is It OK to Pray the Rosary During Mass?”
Q: Is it OK to pray the rosary while at Mass? I got a little confused as one of the priests said, “It’s OK to do this.” I thought that Mass is the highest form of prayer and that we should be focused while we are there. – Elsa Answered ...
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